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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, June 21st, 6:25am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 10 sec 212° --- --- 47.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 11 sec 251° --- --- 49.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 49.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 52.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.9 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- 57.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 8 sec 272° --- --- 56.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec 290° --- --- 57.6 °F Newport PWS North   6.2 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 54.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 54.3 °F Newport PWS South, OR   5.6 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 54.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.9 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 304° --- --- 54.1 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 330° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 299° --- --- 52.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° 52.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 340° 60.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.5 ft 6 sec 322° --- --- 49.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 279° --- --- 53.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 310° 49.6 °F SD 1073   8.5 ft 6 sec --- 25-29 kt 314° 52.3 °F Soquel Cove South, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 262° --- --- 55.2 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 264° --- --- 55.8 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 50.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 150° 50.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 52.0 °F Point Sur, CA   9.5 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 52.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 54.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 330° 52.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   11.5 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 55.9 °F Harvest, CA   10.2 ft 9 sec 313° --- --- 53.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 55.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° 58.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 68.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 67.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 50° 67.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 249° --- --- 66.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 330° 55.6 °F San Pedro, CA   5.6 ft 7 sec 273° --- --- 66.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 66.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 185° --- --- 68.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 68.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   11.5 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 55.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 177° --- --- 68.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 70.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 69.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 68.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- 69.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 281° --- --- 66.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 65.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   6.2 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 67.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 270° 64.4 °F TANNER BANK   11.8 ft 9 sec 322° 23-29 kt 320° 59.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 78.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 78.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 100° 77.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 74.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 100° 78.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 40° --- --- 79.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 63° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 6 sec 81° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 182° --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 79.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 78.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   2.3 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 86.2 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 9 sec 98° --- --- 85.5 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.3 ft 7 sec 75° --- --- 86.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 7 sec 56° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.6 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 83.8 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 8 sec 141° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   11.8 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 83.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.9 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 210942 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 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... 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1032 mb high was 1200 NM west of San Francisco while a 997 mb low was over Utah. Widespread hazardous seas expected through Saturday with Gale Force winds over much of the waters. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE 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 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 242 AM PDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. MON S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. WED 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 13 seconds. Kittell www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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