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Los Angeles Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, November 20th, 11:15pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 3 sec 337° --- --- 44.2 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft 6 sec 50° 0-2 kt --- 41.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   19.7 ft 13 sec 60° --- --- 46.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 14 sec 304° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   13.1 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 52.2 °F OOI Westport Offshore   18.0 ft --- 220° 19 kt 170° 53.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   13.8 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   12.8 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 51.4 °F Newport PWS North   14.1 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 52.7 °F Newport PWS South, OR   13.8 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 53.1 °F OOI Waldport Offshore   19.7 ft --- 241° 17 kt 170° 53.8 °F PORT ORFORD   17.7 ft 14 sec 277° 14-17 kt 170° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   15.1 ft 14 sec 291° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 270° 59.9 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 150° 55.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   17.7 ft 14 sec 299° --- --- 55.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 23-35 kt 160° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 27-35 kt 160° --- Point Reyes, CA   18.7 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 57.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   16.7 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 52.9 °F SD 1077   17.4 ft 13 sec --- 26-34 kt 162° 53.4 °F Aptos Creek Nearshore, CA 275   6.6 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 52.9 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   8.5 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 52.5 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   8.5 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 52.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 150° 53.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 53.2 °F Point Sur, CA   11.2 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- 53.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 130° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   8.2 ft 14 sec 265° --- --- 54.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 293° 6-10 kt 130° 54.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 57.9 °F Harvest, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 53.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 56.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 57.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 57.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 57.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 59.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 57.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 300° 55.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 57.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 58.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 59.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 59.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 57.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 59.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 59.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 59.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 60.1 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 59.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 59.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 61.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 63.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° 61.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 100° 78.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 100° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 60° 77.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 9 sec 78° --- --- 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 90° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 56° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 100° --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 9 sec 147° --- --- 78.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 90° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- 80.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 86° --- --- 78.3 °F WESTERN HAWAII   4.9 ft 15 sec 359° 14-16 kt 60° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-25 kt 50° 79.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.9 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.9 ft 11 sec 12° --- --- 84.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 12 sec 359° --- --- 84.7 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 7 sec 101° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.3 ft 6 sec 47° --- --- 86.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 86.7 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 11 sec 75° --- --- 86.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.9 ft 11 sec 112° --- --- 82.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec 71° --- --- 82.8 °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 210359 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 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... 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .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 1022 mb surface high was located 250 NM SW of Los Angeles and a 964 mb surface low was 500 NM NW of Seattle. Steep seas will affect northern portions of the coastal waters through Thursday evening. Rain showers will impact most of the waters beginning Friday night and lasting at least through the weekend. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TONIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TONIGHT SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 13 seconds. THU SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. FRI SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. FRI NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 759 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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