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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, September 23rd, 3:45pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 5 sec 246° --- --- 50.4 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   7.5 ft 9 sec 132° 19-25 kt 260° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   7.5 ft 10 sec 249° 12-17 kt 170° --- Ocean Station PAPA   10.5 ft 9 sec 296° --- --- 56.3 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.0 ft 3 sec 256° 10-12 kt 200° --- Angeles Point, WA   4.3 ft 11 sec 301° --- --- 53.2 °F Backyard Buoys   7.2 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 60.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.9 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 60.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 60.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 56.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 57.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 56.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 25-29 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 360° 55.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 302° --- --- 56.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 317° 14-16 kt 330° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° 67.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 318° --- --- 60.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 295° 14-16 kt 320° 58.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.9 ft 9 sec --- 16-19 kt 310° 59.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 61.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 60.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 310° --- Point Sur, CA   8.5 ft 9 sec 325° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 63.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 64.6 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 200° --- --- 65.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 67.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 64.6 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 66.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 316° 16-17 kt 310° 70.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 71.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 73.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 74.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 73.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 73.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 68.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 149° --- --- 73.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 180° --- --- 74.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 73.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 74.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 74.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 69.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 73.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 242° --- --- 74.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 74.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 74.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 278° --- --- 74.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 73.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 250° 73.8 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 300° 10-12 kt 280° 69.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.2 ft 10 sec 59° 14-16 kt 40° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 73° 12-14 kt 60° 79.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 90° 14-17 kt 90° 80.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 90° 80.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 358° --- --- 80.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 11 sec 54° --- --- 82.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 82.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 159° --- --- 82.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.2 ft 10 sec 95° --- --- 81.9 °F WESTERN HAWAII   6.6 ft 10 sec 85° 10-12 kt 30° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 70° 82.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 30° 82.4 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 10 sec 1° --- --- 83.8 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 11 sec 28° --- --- 84.0 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 10 sec 55° --- --- 85.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 6 sec 315° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 81.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.9 ft 13 sec 196° --- --- 82.8 °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 231451 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1026 mb surface high was 775 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 996 mb low was about 880 NM NW of Seattle, WA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT 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 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT 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. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN 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. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 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. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 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. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 751 AM PDT Wed Sep 23 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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