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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, September 11th, 4:40am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 5 sec 246° --- --- 49.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 6 sec 329° --- --- 58.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.6 ft 8 sec 300° --- --- 50.9 °F Backyard Buoys   6.6 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- 60.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 57.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 58.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 9 sec 312° --- --- 60.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 8 sec 310° --- --- 55.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 7 sec 320° --- --- 56.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° 58.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 8 sec 334° --- --- 56.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 340° 59.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 40° 66.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.9 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 63.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 218° 12-14 kt 320° 60.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 8 sec --- 10-12 kt 310° 61.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 61.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 231° --- --- 61.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 60.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 64.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 61.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 63.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 66.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 65.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 65.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 73.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 75.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 216° --- --- 73.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 90° 74.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 174° --- --- 68.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 68.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 219° --- --- 73.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 73.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 73.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 74.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 216° --- --- 73.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 69.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 73.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 232° --- --- 74.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 74.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 73.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 289° --- --- 73.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 73.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 73.8 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 70.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 110° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 79.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 100° 80.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 37° --- --- 80.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 12 sec 197° --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 142° --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec 84° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 69° --- --- 80.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 70° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 6 sec 355° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 13 sec 56° --- --- 84.9 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   4.3 ft 10 sec 54° --- --- 85.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.2 ft 8 sec 255° --- --- 84.0 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 26° --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 12 sec 205° --- --- 81.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 110930 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1038 mb surface high was centered south of Aleutian islands, while a 1004 mb thermal low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 20 to 25 kt becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 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- 230 AM PDT Fri Sep 11 2026 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE 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 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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