buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 12th, 3:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   11.5 ft 11 sec 196° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 48.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   12.5 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 49.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   13.1 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 47.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   13.5 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   12.5 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 51.4 °F Newport PWS North   11.5 ft 14 sec 281° --- --- 53.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.8 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   13.1 ft 14 sec 281° --- --- 53.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   13.1 ft 14 sec 281° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 290° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 160° 59.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   8.9 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 54.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 284° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 280° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   9.8 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 330° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   10.8 ft 17 sec 297° --- --- 61.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 58.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 59.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 214° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 261° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6 kt 240° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 247° --- --- 61.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° 60.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 261° --- --- 62.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 241° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 278° --- --- 62.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.2 ft 17 sec 297° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 63.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 260° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 273° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 277° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 305° --- --- 63.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 280° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 267° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 63.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 330° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 330° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 77.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 310° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 290° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 310° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   11.2 ft 18 sec 317° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.9 ft 18 sec 316° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 8 sec 150° --- --- 77.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 290° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 337° --- --- 78.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 100° 78.4 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 9 sec 79° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 12 sec 356° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 10 sec 94° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 51° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 8 sec 91° --- --- 86.2 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Los Angeles San Diego 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Orange County Region San Pedro South (CDIP 213) 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 Oceanside Offshore (CDIP 045) 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 CLEMENTE BASIN (NOAA 46086) 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 TANNER BANK (NOAA 46047) 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

 

Oceanside Offshore Buoy  -  7-day Forecast The Dana Point Buoy has been decomissioned. Oceanside Offshore provides the nearest alternative. Oceanside Offshore buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Los Angeles San Diego Oceanside Offshore Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Oceanside Offshore buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Orange County Swell Model Orange County swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Newport Beach Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Water Temperature  -  San Pedro Channel Buoy San Pedro channel water temperature graphic courtesy of NOAA

 

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 121620 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 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... 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z, or 8 AM PST, a 1040 mb high was located in NW Colorado, while an inverted trough was extending from Baja California north along the California Coast. Gusty NE winds will continue through the week nearshore off portions of the coasts of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt until late this afternoon, strongest winds focused across northern portions. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, strongest winds focused across northern portions. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late this afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 820 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Point Mugu to Santa Monica and out to Santa Cruz Island, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late this afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica and out to Santa Cruz Island, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the late afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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