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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 24th, 2:31am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 225° --- --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   8.9 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 42.4 °F Backyard Buoys   5.6 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 49.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 49.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 49.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 50.4 °F Newport PWS North   6.9 ft 11 sec 305° --- --- 50.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 50.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 51.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 290° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 200° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 318° --- --- 51.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 50.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 200° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 301° --- --- 51.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 276° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 53.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.6 ft 12 sec --- 8-10 kt 320° 55.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 293° --- --- 55.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 260° 54.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 56.7 °F Point Sur, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 310° --- --- 55.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 56.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 319° --- --- 58.1 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 90° 61.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 192° --- --- 64.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 214° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 227° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 130° 63.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 62.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 70° 59.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 64.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 64.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 66.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 64.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 20 sec 219° --- --- 66.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 61.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 20 sec 228° --- --- 66.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 223° --- --- 66.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 20 sec 242° --- --- 66.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 66.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 67.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 66.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 241° --- --- 65.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 212° --- --- 66.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 140° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4 kt 240° 63.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 72.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° 72.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 40° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 10 sec 8° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 50° 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 6 sec 31° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 6 sec 43° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 221° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 14 sec 172° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 6 sec 23° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 76.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec 354° --- --- 76.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 360° 79.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 40° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 10 sec 68° --- --- 82.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 17 sec 32° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 86.0 °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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Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 240357 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 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... 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 00Z or 5 PM PDT, a 1020 mb surface high was centered about 250 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1006 mb low was located near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and N 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW to N wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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- 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Strongest across western portion. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. TUE NE to E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT E to SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 857 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early this evening. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW 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 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED 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 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI 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. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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