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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, August 25th, 3:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 6 sec 216° --- --- 50.4 °F CAPE CLEARE   2.3 ft 14 sec 184° 8-10 kt 60° 56.7 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 11 sec 154° 10-12 kt 110° 52.3 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   3.3 ft 12 sec 169° 6 kt 190° 50.9 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 9 sec 159° 6-8 kt 80° 46.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.6 ft 15 sec 174° --- --- 58.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 12-14 kt 250° 54.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 6 sec 308° --- --- 53.1 °F Backyard Buoys   3.0 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 59.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 17 sec 234° --- --- 60.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 5 sec 211° --- --- 56.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 5 sec --- --- --- 61.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 5 sec 207° --- --- 59.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 58.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 58.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 198° 4 kt 350° 55.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 61.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 195° 8 kt 340° 57.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 228° 16-21 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 178° 10-12 kt 210° 67.3 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 178° --- --- 59.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.0 ft 14 sec 214° 17-21 kt 320° 60.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 7 sec --- 14-17 kt 320° 61.2 °F MONTEREY   --- --- 192° 19-23 kt 320° 60.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 5 sec 296° --- --- 60.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 320° --- Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 177° --- --- 59.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 315° 17-21 kt 320° 61.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 58.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 317° 12-16 kt 310° 62.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 64.6 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 63.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.6 ft 7 sec 311° 21-27 kt 300° 68.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 273° 12-14 kt 260° 71.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 74.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 75.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 70.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 160° 8-10 kt 310° 73.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 148° 17-21 kt 310° 66.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 75.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 73.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 77.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 75.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 68.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 174° --- --- 76.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 78.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   5.2 ft 12 sec 169° 8-10 kt 280° 74.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 148° 16-17 kt 320° 71.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 111° 12-14 kt 90° 80.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 80.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 121° 12-14 kt 80° 80.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.2 ft 6 sec 78° --- --- 80.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 100° 80.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 5 sec 34° --- --- 81.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 99° --- --- 81.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 12 sec 198° --- --- 82.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec 127° --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 82.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 75° 16-19 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 90° 19-23 kt 80° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.9 ft 6 sec 292° --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.3 ft 12 sec 28° --- --- 83.8 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.2 ft 9 sec 160° --- --- 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 251401 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 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 1017 mb surface high was over Washington and a 1007 mb low was near Laughlin, Nevada. Tropical Storm Iselle was 800 NM south of Point Conception. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 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 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT 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 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. SAT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 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 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 TODAY Western portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 701 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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