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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 29th, 3:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.3 ft 6 sec 227° --- --- 48.6 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   2.6 ft 5 sec 268° --- --- --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 6 sec 310° 10-12 kt 250° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.3 ft 7 sec 261° 12-14 kt 160° --- Ocean Station PAPA   8.5 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 55.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft 3 sec 276° 4-6 kt 300° --- Angeles Point, WA   3.6 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 51.3 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.9 ft 12 sec 288° --- --- 58.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 55.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 57.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 54.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 220° 66.4 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 360° 54.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 58.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 320° 57.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.5 ft 8 sec 325° --- --- 58.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   7.9 ft 8 sec 301° --- --- --- HALF MOON BAY   6.2 ft 9 sec --- 16-17 kt 320° 60.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- 311° 23-27 kt 310° 62.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 60.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 310° --- Point Sur, CA   9.5 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 60.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 63.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 66.6 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 64.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° 65.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 10 sec 330° --- --- 65.5 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 64.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 302° 25-29 kt 310° 67.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 260° 69.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 4 sec 249° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 5 sec 268° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 70.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 270° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 72.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 300° 66.0 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 157° --- --- 73.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 244° --- --- 74.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 73.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 74.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 226° --- --- 73.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 9 sec 307° --- --- 68.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 74.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 266° --- --- 74.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 74.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 73.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 73.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 73.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 73.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 280° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 300° 69.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.8 ft 9 sec 128° 19-23 kt 90° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.2 ft 9 sec 92° 19-25 kt 80° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 100° 79.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 79.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 176° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 158° --- --- 81.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 341° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F WESTERN HAWAII   10.8 ft 11 sec 261° 21-25 kt 140° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 60° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 110° 80.1 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.6 ft 9 sec 338° --- --- 83.8 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 10 sec 72° --- --- 84.2 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.3 ft 11 sec 61° --- --- 86.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.3 ft 9 sec 21° --- --- 84.0 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec 134° --- --- 81.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 12 sec 173° --- --- 82.2 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 291516 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 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 1020 mb surface high was 1000 NM northwest of Los Angeles, while a 1002 mb thermal low was in southern Arizona. Hurricane Polo was 600 NM SE of Los Angeles in the Gulf of California, and its southerly swell will impact our waters through this evening. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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 SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, S 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, SE 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 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- 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 816 AM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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