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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 10th, 3:15am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp FAIRWEATHER GROUND   11.5 ft 12 sec 236° 25-31 kt --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   15.7 ft 12 sec 295° --- --- 43.2 °F Backyard Buoys   9.8 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   10.8 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 49.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 46.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 50.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.8 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   11.8 ft 11 sec 303° --- --- 51.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.8 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   11.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   9.8 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 12 sec 328° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 230° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 341° 17-23 kt 360° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 12 sec 332° --- --- 53.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 319° 21-27 kt 330° 51.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 350° 56.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   13.5 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 53.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 290° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   10.5 ft 10 sec 290° 19-25 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   10.2 ft 9 sec --- 23-27 kt 300° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.9 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 19 kt 270° 56.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 55.2 °F Point Sur, CA   12.8 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 53.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   11.5 ft 11 sec 327° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 57.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 310° 14-17 kt 320° 57.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 272° 2-4 kt 220° 58.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 6 sec 243° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 236° --- --- 59.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 260° 60.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 195° --- --- 60.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 300° 58.1 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 266° --- --- 59.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 223° --- --- 59.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 230° --- --- 60.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 220° --- --- 60.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 313° --- --- 59.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 206° --- --- 60.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 269° --- --- 60.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 61.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 62.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 309° 10-14 kt 300° 60.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 160° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 160° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 120° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 75° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 120° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 66° --- --- 74.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 11 sec 69° --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 170° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 159° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 67° --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 10 sec 62° --- --- 76.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° 77.0 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 81.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 11 sec 353° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 18° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 7 sec 47° --- --- 85.3 °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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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 100323 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 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... 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 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 1014 mb surface low was 100 NM S of Point Conception, while a 1028 mb ridge was about 750 NM NW of Point Conception. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 823 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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