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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, February 4th, 1:55pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 3 sec 353° --- --- 40.1 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft 11 sec 101° --- --- 39.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   15.4 ft 12 sec 188° --- --- 44.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   10.8 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 51.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 51.8 °F Newport PWS North   10.2 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 53.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.9 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 54.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.5 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 53.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.2 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 56.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 120° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 40° 55.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 56.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 160° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 58.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 284° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 56.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 13 sec --- 10-12 kt 20° 57.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 50° 57.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 346° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec 280° --- --- 61.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.9 ft 17 sec 301° 0-2 kt --- --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 271° --- --- 62.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 18 sec 297° --- --- 61.2 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 18 sec 289° --- --- 63.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 62.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 64.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 66.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 250° 62.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 247° --- --- 63.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 60° 61.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 63.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 63.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 243° --- --- 63.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 63.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 62.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 20 sec 299° --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 64.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 63.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 65.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 64.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 65.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 63.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 64.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 64.6 °F TANNER BANK   5.2 ft 12 sec 275° 4-6 kt 360° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 220° 74.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 220° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 320° 75.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   14.1 ft 14 sec 316° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 170° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   14.4 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 359° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   9.8 ft 15 sec 319° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 184° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.8 ft 15 sec 327° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 40° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 30° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 82.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 11 sec 6° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 84.9 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 041709 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 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... 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 8 AM PST, a 1041 mb surface high was over the Rocky Mountain Region and extending to a 1039 mb ridge in northern Nevada. A 1018 mb inverted low was located over Baja California with an axis across the southern California bight. Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected through Thursday morning, strongest this morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, E wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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