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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, August 22nd, 11:10am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 4 sec 214° --- --- 50.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   3.6 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 59.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.6 ft 7 sec 299° --- --- 53.2 °F Backyard Buoys   3.6 ft 7 sec 268° --- --- 57.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 7 sec 303° --- --- 58.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 5 sec 197° --- --- 59.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 61.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 310° --- --- 56.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 5 sec 203° --- --- 57.4 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 331° --- --- 60.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 360° 56.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 6 sec 346° --- --- 59.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 305° 16-19 kt 320° 59.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.9 ft 5 sec --- 12-14 kt 320° 61.2 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 340° 59.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 293° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 5 sec 317° --- --- 61.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 330° 58.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 6 sec 299° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 62.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 7 sec 321° --- --- 64.8 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 314° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 310° 62.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 230° 70.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 71.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 71.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° 72.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 71.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 65.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 267° --- --- 74.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 184° --- --- 73.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 72.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 75.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 75.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 312° --- --- 68.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 187° --- --- 76.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 70.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 71.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 75.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 296° --- --- 71.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 74.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 183° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° 73.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 69.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 140° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 70° 79.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 80.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 100° 79.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 32° --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 64° --- --- 81.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 17 sec 193° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 137° --- --- 82.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 67° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 102° --- --- 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.6 ft 8 sec 254° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 8 sec 173° --- --- 84.0 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec 127° --- --- 80.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.9 ft 11 sec 187° --- --- 80.4 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 221524 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 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 1028 mb surface high was about 1000 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1009 mb thermal low was near Lake Havasu City, AZ. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 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. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 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- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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