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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, December 2nd, 3:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   4.9 ft 9 sec 171° 16-17 kt 100° 45.7 °F Cape Suckling   7.2 ft 12 sec 216° 6-8 kt 130° 46.6 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 45.9 °F CAPE CLEARE   6.2 ft 8 sec 165° --- --- 46.6 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   8.5 ft 13 sec 230° 6-8 kt 260° --- PORTLOCK BANK   8.2 ft 8 sec 187° 17-21 kt 120° 44.1 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 3 sec 37° 19-21 kt 60° 45.3 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   28.9 ft 13 sec 37° 37-47 kt 20° 40.1 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   9.2 ft 15 sec 241° 8-12 kt 270° 48.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   9.5 ft 13 sec 213° 19-23 kt 120° 44.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft --- 249° 16-19 kt 160° --- ALBATROSS BANK   12.5 ft 7 sec 148° 23-29 kt 140° 44.1 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   22.3 ft --- 43° 31-39 kt 40° 40.1 °F SOUTH KODIAK   16.4 ft --- 176° 21-27 kt 170° 44.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   13.1 ft 10 sec 73° 21-27 kt 20° 43.9 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   21.3 ft 15 sec 45° 33-43 kt 360° 43.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.5 ft 7 sec 173° --- --- 47.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 17 sec 308° --- --- 48.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 17 sec 261° --- --- 51.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 251° --- --- 52.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 17 sec 264° --- --- 54.0 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   7.5 ft 16 sec 290° 17-23 kt 330° 55.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 18 sec 268° --- --- 52.2 °F STONEWALL BANK   5.6 ft 16 sec 271° 6-10 kt 220° --- Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 54.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.6 ft 18 sec 268° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.2 ft 17 sec 275° --- --- 54.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.9 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- 54.7 °F WEST OREGON   10.2 ft --- 280° 8-10 kt 350° 58.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.9 ft 17 sec 280° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 150° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 17 sec 278° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 40° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 20° 57.0 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   10.2 ft --- 274° 16-19 kt 10° 61.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 18 sec 274° --- --- 56.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 18 sec 280° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 20° 57.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 20 sec 5° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 20 sec 288° --- --- 59.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec 252° --- --- 62.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 50° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 20 sec 283° --- --- 60.6 °F Harvest, CA   8.2 ft 18 sec 295° --- --- 63.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 60.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6 kt 360° 64.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 217° --- --- 63.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 20 sec 260° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 20 sec 260° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 20 sec 246° --- --- 64.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 62.4 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 20 sec 259° --- --- 64.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 20 sec 248° --- --- 64.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 64.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 63.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 232° --- --- 64.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 253° --- --- 63.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 63.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 287° --- --- 64.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 259° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 20 sec 268° --- --- 64.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 65.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 64.0 °F TANNER BANK   7.9 ft 19 sec 279° 2-4 kt 80° 64.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft 13 sec 323° 10-14 kt 160° 78.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   7.5 ft 13 sec 324° 12-16 kt 150° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft 15 sec 319° 8-10 kt 110° 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 150° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 314° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 346° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 88° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 14 sec 307° --- --- 79.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 7 sec 173° --- --- 79.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 78.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.9 ft 15 sec 326° 14-17 kt 70° 78.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft --- 341° 12-16 kt 100° 78.8 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   7.5 ft 14 sec 45° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 7 sec 62° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 6 sec 72° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 20 sec 340° --- --- 84.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 18 sec 324° --- --- 85.1 °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 020436 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 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... 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z, or 7 PM PST, a 1028 mb high was centered 600 NM W of Portland and a 1018 mb inverted trough was over the Southern Calfornia Bight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 TONIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Dec 1 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE Light winds becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, strongest from Point Mugu to Malibu. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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