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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, April 15th, 5:45am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.3 ft 10 sec 183° 6-8 kt 70° 39.6 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 4 sec 250° --- --- 38.1 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.9 ft 9 sec 261° 12-14 kt --- 43.0 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.6 ft 7 sec 179° 10-12 kt 200° 37.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   6.2 ft 8 sec 266° 16-17 kt 240° 38.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft 10 sec 207° --- --- 39.2 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   11.8 ft 11 sec 259° 19-25 kt --- 39.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.6 ft 4 sec 236° 14-16 kt 290° 48.2 °F Backyard Buoys   7.2 ft 9 sec 273° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   9.2 ft 7 sec 242° 17-23 kt 300° --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 50.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 51.4 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   9.8 ft 9 sec 294° --- --- 51.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.2 ft 8 sec 257° --- --- 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 52.0 °F STONEWALL BANK   10.5 ft 8 sec 239° 19-23 kt 330° --- Newport PWS North   12.8 ft 8 sec 239° --- --- 51.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.8 ft 8 sec 236° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   12.8 ft 8 sec 237° --- --- 51.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.5 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 52.2 °F PORT ORFORD   8.5 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   8.2 ft 8 sec 286° 16-21 kt 350° 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 40° --- EEL RIVER   3.6 ft 14 sec 237° 12-14 kt 170° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 250° 12-14 kt 330° 55.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 231° 19-23 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 329° 14-17 kt 260° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.6 ft 6 sec 322° --- --- 56.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 283° --- --- 57.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.6 ft 6 sec 308° 17-21 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   5.6 ft 7 sec --- 16-17 kt 310° 56.7 °F MONTEREY   5.6 ft 7 sec 325° 16-17 kt 330° 58.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 310° 57.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 335° --- --- 58.8 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 57.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 323° 19-25 kt 340° 58.6 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 7 sec 288° --- --- 53.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 321° 19-23 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 59.7 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.6 ft 7 sec 307° 19-23 kt 320° 56.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 267° 6-10 kt 280° 58.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 196° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 264° 6-8 kt 320° 61.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 63.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 313° 23-25 kt 320° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 64.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 281° --- --- 64.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 65.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 64.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 66.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 61.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 64.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 271° --- --- 66.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 65.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 5 sec 278° --- --- 67.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 64.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 278° --- --- 63.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 65.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   5.2 ft 7 sec 287° 10-12 kt 280° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 315° 16-21 kt 310° 63.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 161° 6-8 kt 80° 73.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 90° 73.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   4.9 ft 13 sec 168° 10 kt 150° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 130° 74.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 160° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 76.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 77.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 96° 12-14 kt 60° 79.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 165° 12-16 kt 60° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 9 sec 136° --- --- 80.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 10 sec 202° --- --- 86.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.6 ft 10 sec 278° --- --- 86.0 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 151016 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 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... 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park....at 10Z or 3 AM PDT, a 1024 mb high was 250 NM west of Point conception, while a 1011 mb low was located south of Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI 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 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 10 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 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- 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 316 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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