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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, November 5th, 4:30am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.6 ft 10 sec 161° 17-23 kt 80° 48.2 °F Cape Suckling   9.5 ft 9 sec 153° 19-23 kt 90° 48.9 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 5 sec 325° --- --- 46.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   7.9 ft 10 sec 142° 12-14 kt 110° --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   9.2 ft 8 sec 208° 17-21 kt 170° 48.9 °F PORTLOCK BANK   9.5 ft 9 sec 157° 6-8 kt 150° 46.4 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.6 ft 11 sec 355° 10 kt 260° 45.7 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   11.8 ft 11 sec 279° 14-17 kt 250° 42.8 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   12.8 ft 14 sec 246° 19-23 kt 160° 50.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   10.8 ft 9 sec 197° 6-10 kt 140° 48.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   13.5 ft 15 sec 252° 16-19 kt 110° --- ALBATROSS BANK   9.5 ft 11 sec 219° 10-14 kt 300° 47.1 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   10.8 ft 11 sec 292° 17-25 kt 280° 44.6 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   8.5 ft 11 sec 249° 17-21 kt 320° 46.2 °F SOUTH KODIAK   9.8 ft 13 sec 270° 19-25 kt 290° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   8.2 ft 11 sec 279° 16-19 kt 280° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   7.5 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- --- Neah Bay   8.9 ft 13 sec 271° 6-10 kt 230° 53.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 8-12 kt 150° --- Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 48.9 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   9.8 ft 13 sec 282° 4-6 kt 170° 54.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.2 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 53.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 259° --- --- 52.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   8.9 ft 10 sec 265° 6-8 kt 200° 54.5 °F WEST WASHINGTON   12.1 ft 14 sec 270° 17-21 kt 190° --- Astoria Canyon, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 55.8 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   9.8 ft 13 sec 273° 8-12 kt 240° 58.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.5 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 53.1 °F STONEWALL BANK   7.5 ft 11 sec 285° 4 kt 180° --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 58.6 °F PORT ORFORD   8.2 ft 14 sec 297° 8-10 kt 80° 56.3 °F WEST OREGON   13.5 ft 13 sec 280° 10-12 kt 230° --- ST GEORGES   5.6 ft 13 sec 275° 4-6 kt 90° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 304° --- --- 58.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   14.4 ft 17 sec 300° 23-27 kt 210° 64.2 °F EEL RIVER   6.2 ft 12 sec 296° 8-10 kt 60° --- Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 60.3 °F PT ARENA   5.9 ft 11 sec 252° 17-21 kt 340° 65.1 °F BODEGA BAY   7.5 ft 12 sec 290° 21-25 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   9.5 ft 13 sec 291° 6-8 kt 350° 62.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 65.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 61.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 283° 23-29 kt 320° 65.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.9 ft 11 sec --- 17-19 kt 320° 66.7 °F MONTEREY   8.9 ft 11 sec 301° 16-19 kt 330° 66.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 66.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 70° --- CAPE SAN MARTIN   9.2 ft 13 sec 301° 16-17 kt 340° 66.6 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 69.1 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 68.0 °F SANTA MARIA   7.5 ft 13 sec 299° 16-17 kt 360° 68.4 °F Harvest, CA   9.8 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 69.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   9.5 ft 14 sec 287° 14-17 kt 340° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   5.6 ft 12 sec 259° 0-2 kt --- 72.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 74.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   4.6 ft 13 sec 239° 6-8 kt 40° 75.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 73.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   10.2 ft 14 sec 309° 14-16 kt 350° 70.7 °F San Pedro, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 259° --- --- 75.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 75.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 73.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 74.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 227° --- --- 75.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.9 ft 14 sec 295° --- --- 66.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 76.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 254° --- --- 75.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 75.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 76.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 294° --- --- 75.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 73.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 277° --- --- 75.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 60° --- TANNER BANK   9.8 ft 14 sec 307° 6-8 kt 340° 66.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.8 ft 17 sec 357° 12-14 kt 70° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   10.5 ft 17 sec 341° 14-16 kt 60° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft 19 sec 2° 17-23 kt 70° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.6 ft 20 sec 332° --- --- 78.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 41° --- --- 80.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 20 sec 318° --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 6 sec 133° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 79.9 °F WESTERN HAWAII   9.2 ft 8 sec 75° 17-21 kt 70° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.5 ft 9 sec 61° 19-27 kt 40° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.5 ft 8 sec 82° 19-25 kt 80° 82.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.3 ft 11 sec 28° --- --- 86.4 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   6.2 ft 11 sec 50° --- --- 85.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 11 sec 42° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 12 sec 34° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   9.5 ft 10 sec 144° --- --- 81.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 326° --- --- 81.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 051055 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z or 2 AM PST, a 1027 mb high was 900 NM west of Point Conception and an 1014 mb low was over the southern California Bight. Widespread gusty west winds and choppy seas will persist across portions of the waters through Friday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 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- 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 255 AM PST Thu Nov 5 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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