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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, August 3rd, 2:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.0 ft 13 sec 154° --- --- 57.2 °F Cape Suckling   2.6 ft 14 sec 158° 10-14 kt 240° 58.8 °F Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 49.6 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.6 ft 14 sec 175° 12-14 kt 150° 55.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.0 ft --- 199° 10-12 kt 280° 57.2 °F PORTLOCK BANK   4.3 ft --- 200° 10-12 kt 160° 52.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft --- 218° 10-12 kt 310° 54.9 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   9.5 ft --- 223° 23-27 kt 260° 48.7 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   2.6 ft 14 sec 191° 10-12 kt 300° 58.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft --- 173° 14-17 kt 160° 53.8 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft --- 226° 6-10 kt 190° --- ALBATROSS BANK   3.6 ft --- 177° 12-14 kt 150° 54.7 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   7.9 ft 7 sec 250° 19-23 kt 250° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   9.2 ft 10 sec 251° 19-23 kt 250° 48.0 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.6 ft --- 253° 17-21 kt 210° 53.1 °F SOUTH KODIAK   3.6 ft 13 sec 164° 6-8 kt 170° 54.0 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   9.8 ft 10 sec 257° 14-17 kt 260° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   8.5 ft 10 sec 236° 8-10 kt 230° 43.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.2 ft 7 sec 215° --- --- 54.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 52.3 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 8 sec 262° --- --- 63.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 293° --- --- 61.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec 286° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST WASHINGTON   3.3 ft 7 sec 291° 12-14 kt 10° 59.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 286° --- --- 62.1 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 299° 19-21 kt 350° 63.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 55.9 °F STONEWALL BANK   6.6 ft 6 sec 327° 19-23 kt 350° --- WEST OREGON   6.6 ft 6 sec 41° 19-23 kt 20° 63.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.2 ft 9 sec 323° --- --- 55.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 360° 56.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.8 ft 10 sec 343° --- --- 55.9 °F PT ARENA   7.9 ft 10 sec 315° 2-4 kt 340° 54.0 °F BODEGA BAY   7.5 ft 10 sec 306° 6-8 kt 170° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   10.5 ft 9 sec 16° 21-25 kt 360° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.8 ft 11 sec 324° --- --- 56.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 210° 56.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.6 ft 10 sec --- 8-10 kt 190° 60.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 260° 62.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 297° --- --- 58.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 250° --- Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 57.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 59.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 59.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 326° --- --- 61.5 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 64.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 290° 63.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 69.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 74.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 73.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 207° --- --- 69.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 72.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 194° --- --- 70.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 65.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 271° --- --- 75.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 280° --- --- 75.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 77.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 76.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 312° --- --- 63.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 75.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 77.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 77.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 76.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 77.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 256° --- --- 75.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 74.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   4.3 ft 10 sec 284° 10-14 kt 270° 72.1 °F TANNER BANK   5.9 ft 10 sec 313° 14-16 kt 300° 66.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.2 ft --- 88° 14-16 kt 70° 79.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft --- 84° 12-14 kt 50° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 60° 78.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 79.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.9 ft --- 71° 12-14 kt 60° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft --- 72° 16-17 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   8.5 ft 9 sec 220° --- --- 85.6 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.6 ft 7 sec 258° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 10 sec 139° --- --- 81.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 81.0 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 031558 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 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 1032 mb surface high was 600 NM W of Seattle and a 1000 mb low was centered near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt this afternoon near Point Conception. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt this evening near Point Conception. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 TODAY W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 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 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 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 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED 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 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. FRI 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. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 858 AM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. 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 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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 and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 5 seconds. Lewis www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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