buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 27th, 10:05pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 322° --- --- 38.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.5 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 47.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   10.5 ft 9 sec 218° --- --- 47.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   11.8 ft 10 sec 219° --- --- 49.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   14.1 ft 11 sec 215° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.2 ft 9 sec 222° --- --- 50.5 °F Newport PWS North   11.8 ft 10 sec 210° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.5 ft 11 sec 212° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   11.5 ft 10 sec 216° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.8 ft 10 sec 208° --- --- 52.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 246° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 25-29 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 170° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 257° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 140° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 230° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 230° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 5 sec 207° --- --- 56.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 190° 55.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 10 sec --- 10 kt 160° 57.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 200° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 241° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 240° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 248° --- --- 58.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 60.1 °F Harvest, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10 kt 340° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 280° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 223° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 220° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 172° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 220° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 62.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 63.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 63.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 61.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 220° 75.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 230° 75.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 210° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 78.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 240° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 355° --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 78.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 15 sec 164° --- --- 77.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 332° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   3.6 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 82.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 14 sec 340° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 8 sec 357° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.2 ft 9 sec 4° --- --- 85.6 °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 280347 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 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... 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 .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 weak cold front 300 NM northwest of Point Concpetion will develop Small Craft Advisory conditions tonight into Wednesday across the northern and outer waters and will continue into Thursday or Friday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 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- 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: 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- 747 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. THU N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt nearshore between Ventura and Santa Monica. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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