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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, July 11th, 1:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.0 ft --- 133° --- --- 53.4 °F Cape Suckling   3.6 ft --- 182° 6-8 kt 150° 55.4 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 49.6 °F CAPE CLEARE   2.0 ft 15 sec 169° 6-8 kt 120° 54.9 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.3 ft --- 196° 4 kt 250° 57.4 °F PORTLOCK BANK   3.0 ft --- 173° 12-14 kt 150° 51.4 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.9 ft --- 238° 19-23 kt 230° 50.9 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   7.5 ft --- 242° 16-17 kt 310° 46.2 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   4.6 ft --- 261° 4-6 kt 180° 54.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft --- 185° 12-16 kt 160° 50.5 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.6 ft --- 197° 10-14 kt 180° --- ALBATROSS BANK   4.3 ft --- 283° 17-21 kt 300° 51.3 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   5.2 ft 13 sec 224° 6 kt 270° --- SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   6.2 ft --- 230° 12-14 kt 240° 48.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   6.9 ft 7 sec 254° 14-16 kt 280° 48.6 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft 13 sec 221° 12-16 kt 230° --- NEW DUNGENESS   1.0 ft 7 sec 256° 4-6 kt 230° 52.3 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 8 sec 303° --- --- 52.5 °F Backyard Buoys   4.6 ft 9 sec 280° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 10 sec 299° --- --- 56.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 56.1 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.2 ft 8 sec 296° 10-14 kt 290° 57.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 299° --- --- 58.6 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.9 ft --- 286° 17-21 kt 290° 61.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec 297° --- --- 57.0 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.9 ft 9 sec 310° 6 kt 190° --- PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 7 sec 309° 10-12 kt 350° 57.2 °F WEST OREGON   5.2 ft --- 304° 2-4 kt 50° 60.6 °F ST GEORGES   3.6 ft 9 sec 311° 12-14 kt 320° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 360° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 52.0 °F PT ARENA   4.9 ft 6 sec 316° 16-19 kt 320° 53.6 °F BODEGA BAY   4.9 ft 6 sec 311° 16-19 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   3.9 ft --- 199° 8 kt 330° 63.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.6 ft 7 sec 324° --- --- 53.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 59.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.9 ft 8 sec 306° 10-14 kt 310° --- HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 7 sec --- 8-10 kt 300° 57.7 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 59.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 310° --- --- 54.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 340° 59.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 292° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   4.6 ft 15 sec 208° 10-12 kt 240° 59.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 326° --- --- 57.9 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 59.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   6.2 ft 8 sec 307° 8-10 kt 70° 62.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 40° 63.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 71.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 70.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 69.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 170° 66.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 69.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 160° 62.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 69.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 69.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 70.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 70.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 71.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 69.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 72.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 73.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 70.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 73.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 70.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 69.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 180° 68.2 °F TANNER BANK   5.2 ft 9 sec 306° 4-6 kt 310° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft --- 108° 14-17 kt 80° 78.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft --- 71° 16-19 kt 70° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 70° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 176° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 81.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.2 ft --- 71° 21-25 kt 60° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.9 ft --- 55° 17-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.6 ft 11 sec 238° --- --- 82.2 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   6.2 ft 13 sec 301° --- --- 85.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 81.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 17 sec 213° --- --- 82.0 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 111527 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 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... 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1034 mb high was 1800 NM NW of Point Conception and a 1016 mb high was over western NV. A 1006 MB thermal low was near Las Vegas with a trough of low pressure extending NW through the CA Central Valley. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 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- 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 TODAY Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 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- 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 827 AM PDT Sat Jul 11 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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