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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, June 24th, 12:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 50.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.6 ft 15 sec 160° --- --- 49.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 6 sec 285° --- --- 53.2 °F Backyard Buoys   3.3 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 7 sec 302° --- --- 58.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 7 sec 300° --- --- 60.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 7 sec 316° --- --- 59.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 311° --- --- 54.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 323° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 7 sec 316° --- --- 58.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 360° 57.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 6 sec 317° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 280° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2 kt 160° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 340° 61.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 18 sec 197° --- --- 55.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 235° --- --- 59.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6 kt 230° 57.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 9 sec --- 6 kt 230° 59.9 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 61.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 61.9 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 198° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 207° --- --- 59.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 59.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 198° --- --- 62.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 193° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 240° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 195° --- --- 66.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 191° --- --- 66.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 18 sec 192° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 330° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 339° --- --- 64.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° --- San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 68.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 204° --- --- 66.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 18 sec 212° --- --- 66.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 70.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 68.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 18 sec 195° --- --- 63.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 195° --- --- 69.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 230° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 68.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 68.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 69.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 18 sec 197° --- --- 68.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 18 sec 197° --- --- 68.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 64.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-25 kt 90° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 77.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 40° --- --- 78.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 16° --- --- 78.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 7 sec 69° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 154° --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 68° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 80.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 7 sec 98° --- --- 79.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 50° --- SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.2 ft 7 sec 57° --- --- 84.2 °F Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 9 sec 254° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 7 sec 89° --- --- 83.5 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.6 ft 11 sec 22° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 10 sec 154° --- --- 82.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 10 sec 165° --- --- 82.9 °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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San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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 241410 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 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... 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1027 mb surface high was centered over western Montana, while a 1008 mb low was located 80 NM SSE of Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt south of Port San Luis this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 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 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 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- 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt near Point Conception this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU 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 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 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- 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 710 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 TODAY NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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