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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, April 20th, 3:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.3 ft 5 sec 237° --- --- 38.7 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   13.5 ft 11 sec 224° --- --- 39.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.2 ft 8 sec 35° --- --- 42.1 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 53.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 53.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 53.6 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.6 ft 13 sec 278° 2-4 kt 50° 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 53.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 8 sec 233° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.6 ft 8 sec 233° --- --- 54.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 52.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 249° --- --- 52.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 10° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 160° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 5 sec 148° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 120° 54.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 140° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   11.5 ft 14 sec 305° 6-10 kt 200° 57.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 57.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 160° 56.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 5 sec --- 16-17 kt 150° 57.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 160° 58.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 57.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 110° 56.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 59.2 °F Point Sur, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 173° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 140° 59.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 56.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 100° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 177° --- --- 61.7 °F Harvest, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 220° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 280° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° 59.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° 62.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 63.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° 61.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 65.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 64.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 64.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 65.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 66.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 178° --- --- 62.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 66.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 65.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 66.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 64.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 4 sec 277° --- --- 65.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 65.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 64.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 66.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 65.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 170° 72.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 160° 72.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 100° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 76.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 90° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 38° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 29° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 183° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 12 sec 169° --- --- 77.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 12 sec 189° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 99° --- --- 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 90° 77.7 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   7.2 ft 13 sec 0° --- --- 81.0 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 9 sec 273° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   2.3 ft 11 sec 72° --- --- 80.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.3 ft 11 sec 168° --- --- 86.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 86.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 EAST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46053) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SOUTH SANTA ROSA ISLAND (NOAA 46069) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 200318 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 8 PM PDT, a 1004 mb low was 550 NM W of Cape Mendocino and a cold front extended south along the coast. This front will cross the SW CA waters on Tue. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. TUE S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain in the morning, then rain with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON SE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. TUE SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain in the morning, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. TUE SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. TUE SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 818 PM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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