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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 1st, 10:45pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 241° --- --- 49.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   11.2 ft 10 sec 313° --- --- 57.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 50.7 °F Backyard Buoys   3.6 ft 9 sec 256° --- --- 62.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 5 sec 182° --- --- 61.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 5 sec 186° --- --- 57.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 5 sec 191° --- --- 63.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 302° --- --- 57.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 6 sec 196° --- --- 60.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 56.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 300° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 190° 56.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 314° --- --- 60.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10 kt 150° 56.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6 kt 150° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 290° 65.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 190° --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 180° 59.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.0 ft 11 sec --- 8 kt 150° 61.9 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 160° 61.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 244° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- --- Point Sur, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 212° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 62.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 63.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 157° --- --- 63.3 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 4 sec 306° --- --- 64.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 330° 65.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 69.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 188° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 5 sec 290° --- --- 66.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 70.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 70.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 310° 67.1 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 264° --- --- 73.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 74.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 75.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 5 sec 274° --- --- 74.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 5 sec 276° --- --- 76.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 6 sec 327° --- --- 67.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 75.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 5 sec 257° --- --- 75.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 259° --- --- 74.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 76.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 261° --- --- 74.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 5 sec 270° --- --- 72.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 300° 72.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 300° 69.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 80.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 79.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 14 sec 165° --- --- 81.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec 62° --- --- 81.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 50° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.0 ft 11 sec 48° --- --- 84.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 83.8 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 10 sec 115° --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec 225° --- --- 81.9 °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 020332 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 8 PM PDT, a 990 mb surface low was was 700 NM NW of Seattle, WA. Hurricane Karina was 1300 NM southwest of Los Angeles but will remain well off the coast as it moves west. Tropical Storm Marie was located 1300 NM southeast of Los Angeles, moving northwest. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI 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 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 832 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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