buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, February 3rd, 12:40pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.9 ft 5 sec 326° --- --- 40.1 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   14.8 ft 11 sec 151° 27-33 kt 130° 44.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   16.1 ft 13 sec 180° --- --- 44.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.9 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 50.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.9 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 51.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.2 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   6.6 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 52.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 52.9 °F PORT ORFORD   7.5 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 55.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 27-35 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 180° 55.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4 kt 200° 56.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 70° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   7.5 ft 11 sec 269° 17-21 kt 160° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 58.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 56.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 56.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.2 ft 12 sec --- 10-14 kt 30° 57.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 30° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 59.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 59.9 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 286° 2-4 kt 220° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 275° 6-8 kt 280° 62.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 267° 2-4 kt 300° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 62.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 245° --- --- 62.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.5 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 63.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- 63.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   6.2 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 63.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 280° 4-6 kt 360° 64.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 270° 74.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 260° 75.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 290° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   19.0 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 300° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   15.1 ft 13 sec 316° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 6 sec 209° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8 kt 210° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 250° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 8 sec 76° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 15 sec 355° --- --- 84.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 15 sec 326° --- --- 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 031648 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 848 AM PST Tue Feb 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... 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected Tuesday night into Wednesday with Small Craft Advisory conditions likely for typical waters between Ventura and Orange County. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt with local NE gusts to 25 kt this morning, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 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 4 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 2 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 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. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 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- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt nearshore. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N after midnight. Western Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt nearshore. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 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 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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