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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 15th, 7:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 220° --- --- 50.2 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   7.5 ft --- 199° 16-17 kt 200° 51.3 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   10.2 ft --- 311° 17-21 kt 240° 51.8 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   5.6 ft --- 316° 12-14 kt 220° 50.2 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft --- 248° 19-23 kt 180° 48.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   2.6 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 58.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 52.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 50.9 °F Backyard Buoys   3.3 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 62.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 7 sec 295° --- --- 60.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 298° --- --- 59.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 310° --- --- 58.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 324° --- --- 59.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 58.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 10° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 58.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 343° --- --- 57.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 56.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° 66.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 318° --- --- 59.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 303° 8-12 kt 300° 60.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 8 sec --- 10-12 kt 290° 61.9 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° 60.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 59.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 260° --- Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 327° --- --- 59.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 310° 63.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 296° --- --- 61.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 63.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 323° --- --- 64.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 9 sec 317° --- --- 68.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 320° 17-23 kt 320° 68.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 280° 72.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 231° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 271° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 70.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 72.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 174° --- --- 74.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° 68.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 256° --- --- 73.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 247° --- --- 73.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 204° --- --- 74.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 270° --- --- 73.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 20 sec 214° --- --- 74.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- 66.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 74.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 266° --- --- 74.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 73.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 73.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- 73.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 270° 74.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° 70.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 51° 14-16 kt 70° 79.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 100° 80.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 29° --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 34° --- --- 81.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 20 sec 201° --- --- 82.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 20 sec 161° --- --- 82.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 78° --- --- 82.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 82.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 82.4 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 84.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 11 sec 38° --- --- 84.6 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 10 sec 42° --- --- 89.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.6 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 85.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 17 sec 186° --- --- 81.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.2 ft 15 sec 210° --- --- 82.2 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 152016 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 20Z or 1 PM PDT, a 1032 mb surface high was 1100 NM west of Seattle while a 1010 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT 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 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI 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 14 seconds. SAT 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle 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 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 116 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy drizzle 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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