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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, March 9th, 1:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp FAIRWEATHER GROUND   11.2 ft 12 sec 233° 23-29 kt --- --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.0 ft 5 sec 251° --- --- 36.7 °F Backyard Buoys   8.2 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   9.5 ft 11 sec 288° 16-21 kt 280° --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.2 ft 12 sec 293° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 47.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 295° --- --- 50.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.5 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 50.2 °F Newport PWS North   8.5 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.5 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   7.9 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.2 ft 8 sec 319° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 330° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 350° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.8 ft 8 sec 344° --- --- 53.6 °F PT ARENA   10.8 ft 8 sec 308° 25-33 kt 330° 51.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 309° 25-33 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 24° 14-16 kt 20° 56.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   13.8 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 54.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 57.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   9.5 ft 9 sec 299° 21-27 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   8.9 ft 9 sec --- 21-25 kt 310° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 58.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 280° 56.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 336° --- --- 55.9 °F Point Sur, CA   10.5 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 281° --- --- 55.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 312° 6-10 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 10 sec 319° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 58.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   6.9 ft 11 sec 303° 10-14 kt 100° 57.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.9 ft 12 sec 280° 10-14 kt 100° 57.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 6 sec 244° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- 57.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 165° 8-10 kt 80° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 5 sec 171° --- --- 60.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 300° 8-12 kt 110° 57.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec --- --- --- 61.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 170° --- --- 60.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 61.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 60.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 313° --- --- 58.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 4 sec 222° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 180° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 235° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 6 sec 167° 4 kt 180° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10 kt 260° 60.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   10.2 ft 10 sec 94° 17-23 kt 140° 75.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 99° 19-23 kt 140° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 85° 14-21 kt 90° 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.5 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 120° 74.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 74.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 173° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 149° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 76.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.9 ft 10 sec 71° --- --- 76.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 68° 14-17 kt 80° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 83° 17-21 kt 100° 76.8 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 13 sec 6° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 61° --- --- 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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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 091943 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1243 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... 1243 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 19Z or 12 PM PDT, a 1009 mb surface low was 90 NM west of Los Angeles, while a 1032 mb ridge was about 1300 NM northwest of Point Conception. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1243 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- 1243 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 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- 1243 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 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- 1243 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 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- 1243 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 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 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- 1243 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 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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