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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, April 25th, 5:30am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 40.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.6 ft 9 sec 197° 10-16 kt --- 44.8 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.0 ft 8 sec 214° 12-16 kt 50° 40.3 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 10 sec 297° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 9 sec 283° --- --- 51.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 52.2 °F Newport PWS North   5.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 51.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 280° 54.1 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 130° 51.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 49.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 52.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 260° 56.3 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 321° --- --- 53.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 6 sec 288° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.9 ft 7 sec 297° --- --- 55.6 °F SD 1073   4.6 ft 14 sec --- 15-17 kt 325° 55.4 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   2.3 ft 4 sec 269° --- --- 56.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 300° 54.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 4 sec 328° --- --- 55.0 °F Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 187° --- --- 55.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 58.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 55.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 186° --- --- 57.6 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 184° --- --- 56.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 55.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° 55.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 57.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 58.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 186° --- --- 57.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 280° 58.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 56.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° 57.2 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 281° --- --- 57.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 172° --- --- 57.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 60.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 59.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 200° --- --- 58.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 61.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 230° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 61.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec 287° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 61.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 225° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 290° 60.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 59.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 73.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 73.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 90° 74.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 70° 74.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.5 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 73.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 48° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 70° --- --- 74.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   9.2 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 162° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 151° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 15 sec 185° --- --- 76.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 76.6 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 80° 75.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 90° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.6 ft 5 sec 87° --- --- 84.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.6 ft 7 sec 95° --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 84.4 °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

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

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 251040 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z, or 3 AM PDT, a 1028 MB high was centered 800 NM west of Point Conception. A 1005 MB low was centered in southern Nevada. Strong to gale force W to NW winds will affect much of the waters into the weekend. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt by late morning. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 10 seconds, building to 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 8 to 11 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. MON NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt,becoming 15 to 25 kt by late morning. Local gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 10 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 9 to 12 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. MON NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt by late morning. Local gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 10 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 9 to 12 ft dominant period 7 seconds after midnight. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt early, becoming 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft dominant period 7 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Combined seas 10 to 14 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SUN NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. MON NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt by late morning. Local gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 9 to 12 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt early, becoming 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 10 to 14 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Combined seas 11 to 14 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 10 to 13 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SUN NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. MON NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY Western portion, W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. TONIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds. FRI Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt early becoming 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 8 to 11 ft dominant period 7 seconds in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt late, except 10 to 20 kt late eastern portion. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 20 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SUN W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. MON W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 340 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY Western portion, W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds. TONIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt late. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. FRI Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt with possible gusts to 40 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Eastern portion, W winds 20 to 30 kt with possible gusts to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SAT Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. SUN W winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft. MON W winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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