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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, July 10th, 11:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 6 sec 208° --- --- 50.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.2 ft 9 sec 293° --- --- 50.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 52.9 °F Backyard Buoys   3.6 ft 9 sec 261° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 56.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 52.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 58.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 298° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.6 ft 7 sec 309° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 350° 52.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 52.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 53.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 62.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.5 ft 9 sec 327° --- --- 53.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 249° --- --- 59.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 55.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 59.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 301° --- --- 59.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   8.2 ft 10 sec 324° --- --- 56.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 340° 59.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec 207° --- --- 54.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 58.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.2 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 57.6 °F Harvest, CA   8.2 ft 9 sec 310° --- --- 55.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 320° 59.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 71.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 69.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 68.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2 kt 160° 65.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 66.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 277° --- --- 68.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 178° --- --- 68.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 68.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 194° --- --- 67.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 70.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 69.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 70.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 239° --- --- 71.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 71.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- 71.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 180° --- --- 68.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 68.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 150° 66.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 63.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 78.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 78.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 60° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 7 sec 36° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 184° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 157° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 92° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 88° --- --- 79.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   8.2 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 82.8 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   6.9 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 85.1 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 11 sec 154° --- --- 81.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 11 sec 221° --- --- 82.4 °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 101543 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 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 1031 mb surface high was 1100 NM W of Eureka, CA, while a 1001 MB low was over Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT 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 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 TODAY N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 843 AM PDT Fri Jul 10 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. MON 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, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 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 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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