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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, February 26th, 1:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   6.2 ft 8 sec 248° --- --- 38.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.1 ft 13 sec 343° --- --- 43.7 °F Backyard Buoys   8.2 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   7.5 ft 10 sec 295° --- --- 49.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 46.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.9 ft 10 sec 309° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- 50.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 316° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- 50.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 15 sec 301° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 294° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 80° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 298° 2-4 kt 350° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 308° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 292° 8-12 kt 270° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6 kt 290° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 160° 56.3 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 314° --- --- 57.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 56.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.3 ft 15 sec 285° 4-6 kt 290° --- HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 11 sec --- 10 kt 340° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 58.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 250° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 10° --- --- 59.4 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 255° --- --- 60.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 293° --- --- 59.5 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 293° --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 302° 17-23 kt 320° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 257° 4-6 kt 200° 59.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 232° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 256° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 265° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 249° --- --- 60.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 300° 59.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- 62.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 62.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 228° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 282° --- --- 62.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 6 sec 279° --- --- 62.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 306° --- --- 59.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 260° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 261° --- --- 62.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 288° --- --- 64.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 275° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 263° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 273° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 299° 6-8 kt 290° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 60.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 18° 17-21 kt 130° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 120° 74.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 70° 73.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 2° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 14° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 23° --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 149° --- --- 76.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 6 sec 141° --- --- 76.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 20° --- --- 75.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 77.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 23° --- --- 75.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 90° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   8.9 ft 11 sec 77° --- --- 81.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.9 ft 11 sec 5° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 15 sec 333° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 210° --- --- 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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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 261550 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 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... 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 4 AM PST, a 1026 mb surface high was centered 450 NM WSW of Seattle, while 999mb low was located 1000 NM W of Point Conception. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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- 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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- 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W to NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT 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 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 750 AM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 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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