buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, February 4th, 3:00pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 4 sec 302° --- --- 39.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   16.1 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 44.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   9.8 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.8 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 52.0 °F Newport PWS North   9.8 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 53.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 247° --- --- 54.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.5 ft 11 sec 248° --- --- 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.9 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 56.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 110° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 40° 55.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 56.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4 kt 10° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 56.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 150° 57.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.9 ft 17 sec 283° --- --- 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 56.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 15 sec --- 8-10 kt 20° 58.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 279° --- --- 58.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 10° 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 358° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 61.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 260° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 62.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec 297° --- --- 61.3 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 18 sec 288° --- --- 63.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 63.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 63.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 257° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 310° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 62.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 50° 61.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 63.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 252° --- --- 63.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 238° --- --- 62.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 63.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 63.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 18 sec 292° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 64.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 64.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- 64.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 64.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 65.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 63.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 64.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 64.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 230° 74.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 220° 74.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 2-8 kt 60° 75.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   13.8 ft 14 sec 327° --- --- 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 170° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   14.8 ft 14 sec 324° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 347° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   8.9 ft 14 sec 319° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 169° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.5 ft 14 sec 324° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 299° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.5 ft 14 sec 331° --- --- 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 50° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 8 sec 89° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 11 sec 13° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 6° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec 332° --- --- 84.9 °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 041709 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 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... 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 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 1041 mb surface high was over the Rocky Mountain Region and extending to a 1039 mb ridge in northern Nevada. A 1018 mb inverted low was located over Baja California with an axis across the southern California bight. Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected through Thursday morning, strongest this morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, E wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 909 AM PST Wed Feb 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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