buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 3rd, 10:00am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   12.8 ft 8 sec 229° --- --- 43.5 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 10 sec 240° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 5 sec 225° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 5 sec 255° --- --- 48.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 4 sec 225° --- --- 51.3 °F Newport PWS North   3.3 ft 8 sec 233° --- --- 51.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 246° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 251° --- --- 51.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 268° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 263° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 240° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° 55.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 350° 56.7 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 230° 56.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 5 sec 324° --- --- 57.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 263° --- --- 57.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 57.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 7 sec --- 10-12 kt 330° 57.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 272° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 40° 57.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 8 sec 341° --- --- 59.0 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 6 sec 278° --- --- 57.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 6 sec 299° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 330° 55.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 80° 57.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 200° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 267° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 272° --- --- 59.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 60.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 58.3 °F San Pedro, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 271° --- --- 60.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 61.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 271° --- --- 61.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 60.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 275° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 277° --- --- 61.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 61.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 270° 62.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 60.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 110° 74.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 74.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 310° --- --- 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 90° 74.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 82° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 6 sec 89° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 310° --- --- 76.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 164° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 331° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 339° --- --- 75.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 70° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 90° 76.5 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 10 sec 65° --- --- 81.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 12 sec 34° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 12 sec 18° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 359° --- --- 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 031658 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 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... 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 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 1024 mb high was located 700 NM W of Point Conception and a 1018 mb low was over the Southern California Bight. Moderate to strong NW winds will affect much of the waters through Thursday along with hazardous short period seas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 35 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 with possible gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 858 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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