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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, July 1st, 12:25pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   1.3 ft 6 sec 194° --- --- 51.6 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 47.3 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.3 ft 19 sec 150° 2-4 kt 350° --- Ocean Station PAPA   5.9 ft 7 sec 286° --- --- 50.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 50.7 °F Backyard Buoys   5.2 ft 9 sec 280° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 8 sec 306° --- --- 54.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 298° --- --- 60.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 9 sec 316° --- --- 57.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 55.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 323° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   5.9 ft 8 sec 354° 14-17 kt 340° 58.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec 329° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 10° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 360° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   13.5 ft 10 sec 338° --- --- 51.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 50.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 10° 61.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   11.5 ft 10 sec 328° --- --- 53.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 59.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 240° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.9 ft 9 sec --- 8-12 kt 280° 56.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 54.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 58.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 250° --- Point Sur, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 319° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 320° 60.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 58.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 58.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 327° --- --- 62.1 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 57.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 58.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 250° 63.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 66.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 198° --- --- 69.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 64.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 66.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 67.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 61.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 68.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 69.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 70.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 187° --- --- 69.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 220° --- --- 69.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 62.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 69.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 232° --- --- 69.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 69.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 69.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 69.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 202° --- --- 66.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 68.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 250° 68.7 °F TANNER BANK   7.2 ft 11 sec 307° 8-12 kt 280° 63.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 77.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec 55° --- --- 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 60° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 9 sec 36° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 58° --- --- 78.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 79.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 12 sec 186° --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 10 sec 154° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 179° --- --- 80.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 79.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   2.6 ft 8 sec 38° --- --- 84.7 °F Backyard Buoys   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   2.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 86.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 82.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 82.4 °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

 

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 011406 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 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... 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1032 mb surface high was 1000 NM west of Portland while a 1004 MB low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN 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 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI 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. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Western portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 706 AM PDT Wed Jul 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 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 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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