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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, August 13th, 5:00am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 50.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   3.9 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 57.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 6 sec 288° --- --- 51.4 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 54.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 7 sec 296° --- --- 54.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec 269° --- --- 57.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 7 sec 300° --- --- 62.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 350° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 9 sec 360° --- --- 53.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° 53.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 10° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 350° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 57.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 220° 58.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 9 sec --- 10-12 kt 140° 59.9 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 180° 62.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 60.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 250° --- Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 9 sec 316° --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 230° 62.6 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 64.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 280° 66.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 64.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- 67.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 170° 69.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° 69.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 203° --- --- 73.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 71.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 140° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 180° --- --- 65.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8 kt 220° 66.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 163° --- --- 69.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 173° --- --- 69.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 71.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 74.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 72.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 68.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 75.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 73.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 243° --- --- 72.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 75.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 4 sec 271° --- --- 72.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 198° --- --- 75.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 74.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 72.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° 67.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 80.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 6 sec 78° --- --- 81.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 70° 79.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 6 sec 41° --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 17 sec 138° --- --- 81.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 188° --- --- 82.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 17 sec 166° --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 74° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 93° --- --- 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 40° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 80° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.0 ft 7 sec 324° --- --- 84.7 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 11 sec 100° --- --- 84.0 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 9 sec 101° --- --- 80.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 80.2 °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 130816 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1026 mb surface high was 1200 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1005 mb thermal low was located in southeastern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 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- 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. 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. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 116 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. 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 and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 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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