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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, August 1st, 3:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 6 sec 227° --- --- 50.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 5 sec 273° --- --- 51.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 6 sec 264° --- --- 62.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 6 sec 268° --- --- 65.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 271° --- --- 63.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 63.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 307° --- --- 60.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 350° 60.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 305° --- --- 61.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 320° 54.7 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 10° 66.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 56.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- 60.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° 55.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.9 ft 8 sec --- 16-17 kt 310° 59.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 310° 59.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 307° --- --- 57.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 314° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 54.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 292° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° 59.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.2 ft 8 sec 319° --- --- 59.9 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 310° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 70.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 206° --- --- 74.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 206° --- --- 75.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 193° --- --- 69.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 70.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 63.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 204° --- --- 76.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 229° --- --- 75.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 203° --- --- 77.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 195° --- --- 77.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 210° --- --- 77.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 307° --- --- 62.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 204° --- --- 76.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 223° --- --- 76.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 225° --- --- 76.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 209° --- --- 75.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 77.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 216° --- --- 75.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 212° --- --- 74.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 270° 72.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 66.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 60° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 78.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 40° --- --- 79.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 9 sec 78° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 184° --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 159° --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.2 ft 10 sec 77° --- --- 80.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.6 ft 15 sec 81° --- --- 86.0 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 7 sec 248° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 11 sec 175° --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 80.6 °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 011547 CCA CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 847 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026 CORRECTED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TIMING Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 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 1000 NM W of Point Conception and a 1004 mb low was over Nevada. Tropical Cyclone Genevieve was 1200 NM SW of Point Conception and moving further to the west. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SUNDAY... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 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 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SUNDAY... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 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- 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SUNDAY... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 842 AM PDT Sat Aug 1 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 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. RK www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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