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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, March 6th, 1:15am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 5 sec 323° --- --- --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.9 ft 8 sec 209° 8-10 kt --- --- Backyard Buoys   7.5 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   7.9 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.5 ft 9 sec 261° --- --- 49.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.5 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 50.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 51.1 °F Newport PWS North   9.2 ft 12 sec 315° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.5 ft 12 sec 312° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.2 ft 10 sec 291° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 12 sec 309° --- --- 52.7 °F PORT ORFORD   8.5 ft 12 sec 312° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 230° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 350° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.8 ft 12 sec 304° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 340° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 340° 56.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.8 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   8.5 ft 11 sec 296° 12-16 kt 330° --- HALF MOON BAY   11.8 ft 10 sec --- 23-29 kt 320° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 290° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 270° 55.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 346° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   14.8 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- 55.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 53.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   13.1 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 58.5 °F Harvest, CA   11.2 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 55.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° 55.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 57.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 247° --- --- 56.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 59.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 330° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 60.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 55.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 58.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 177° --- --- 59.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 60.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 60.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 60.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.8 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 183° --- --- 60.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 270° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 285° --- --- 61.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 285° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 6 sec 285° --- --- 61.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 6 sec 281° --- --- 61.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 204° --- --- 62.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 62.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 60.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 130° 75.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 130° 75.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 110° 74.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 110° 74.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 69° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 10 sec 172° --- --- 76.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 157° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 88° --- --- 75.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 77.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 76.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 90° 77.0 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 7 sec 91° --- --- 81.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 13 sec 9° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 85.5 °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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San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

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 060433 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 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... 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 7 PM PST, a 1037 mb surface high was about 850 NM WNW of Point Conception, extending inland to a 1030 mb high over SE Oregon. A 1014 mb low was over the waters near and S of Los Angeles. A moderate to strong Santa Ana Wind event will bring moderate to possibly gale-force gusts to portions of the southern inner waters Friday morning into Sunday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM FRIDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. FRI Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Local gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 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 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 833 PM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. For the San Pedro Channel, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt late. Otherwise, NW wind 10 to 20 with gusts to 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. SAT Point Mugu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NW to N 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Local gusts nearshore from Point Mugu to Santa Monica in the morning. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. SAT NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. 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. Patchy fog. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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