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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 18th, 3:00pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.5 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 12 sec 304° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 50.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 50.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 50.5 °F Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 53.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 287° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 130° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 350° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 56.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 110° 57.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4 kt 280° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 160° 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- 59.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 63.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 59.9 °F Harvest, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 270° 61.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 270° 61.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 260° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 62.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 61.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- 63.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 182° --- --- 63.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 62.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 63.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 285° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 62.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 260° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 63.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 64.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 267° --- --- 62.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 290° 64.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4 kt 360° 62.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 150° 75.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 150° 76.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 90° 75.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.6 ft 18 sec 318° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 10 sec 353° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 8° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 18 sec 321° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 143° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 11 sec 354° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec 8° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 9 sec 96° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 12 sec 354° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 9 sec 91° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 17 sec 328° --- --- 85.6 °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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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 182041 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 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... 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...Weak Santa Ana Winds and choppy seas are possible late Monday into Tuesday focused between Ventura and Santa Monica with otherwise fairly benign conditions through Wednesday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 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- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 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- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 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 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 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 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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