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Los Angeles Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, December 2nd, 4:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 4 sec 321° --- --- 45.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.5 ft 7 sec 173° --- --- 47.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 48.7 °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 Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 17 sec 269° --- --- 52.5 °F 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 Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 18 sec 274° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 140° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 17 sec 277° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 40° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 20° 57.0 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 20° 61.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 273° --- --- 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   7.5 ft 20 sec 285° --- --- 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 20 sec 210° --- --- 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 20 sec 328° --- --- 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 292° --- --- 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 239° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 265° --- --- 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   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 120° 64.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 160° 78.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 150° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 110° 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 150° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 310° --- --- 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 12 sec 302° --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 7 sec 170° --- --- 79.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 14 sec 320° --- --- 79.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.9 ft 15 sec 302° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 332° --- --- 78.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 78.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 100° 78.8 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.6 ft 14 sec 37° --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   7.5 ft 8 sec 94° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 14 sec 18° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 6 sec 72° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.3 ft 18 sec 344° --- --- 84.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 18 sec 324° --- --- 85.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Ventura Oxnard Orange County 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  LA Region San Nicolas Island (CDIP 067) 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 Santa Monica Basin (NOAA 46025) 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 Santa Monica Bay (CDIP 028) 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 San Pedro (CDIP 092) 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

 

Santa Monica Bay Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Santa Monica Bay buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Ventura Oxnard Orange County Santa Monica Bay Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Santa Monica Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Malibu / South Bay Swell Model Malibu / South Bay swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Monica Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions 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

 

Offshore Wave Height Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 021037 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 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... 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z, or 2 AM PST, a 1029 mb high was centered about 500 NM west of the Puget Sound, while a 1017 mb inverted trough was along the southern California coast. The high off the Pacific Northwest coast will build into the Great Basin through Wednesday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, E wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 237 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. WED S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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