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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, July 30th, 5:30am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   1.6 ft 15 sec 144° 4-6 kt 110° 55.4 °F Cape Suckling   2.3 ft 14 sec 179° 2 kt 360° 56.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   2.3 ft 14 sec 143° 4-6 kt 240° 55.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.3 ft 5 sec 290° 14-16 kt 330° 57.4 °F PORTLOCK BANK   2.6 ft 15 sec 105° 10-12 kt 230° 52.5 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.6 ft 6 sec 233° 12-14 kt 230° 51.6 °F Kodiak, AK   2.6 ft 13 sec 153° --- --- 50.5 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   3.0 ft 12 sec 236° 8-12 kt 220° 49.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   2.0 ft 13 sec 157° 6-10 kt 290° 57.9 °F ALBATROSS BANK   3.0 ft 13 sec 165° 12-14 kt 240° 56.1 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   3.3 ft 12 sec 236° 6-8 kt 160° 49.5 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 11 sec 236° 16-19 kt 200° 51.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.5 ft 7 sec 57° --- --- 51.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 6 sec 292° --- --- 50.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 5 sec 313° --- --- 54.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 6 sec 328° --- --- 61.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 6 sec 336° --- --- 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 322° --- --- 50.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 280° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° 50.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 328° --- --- 52.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 330° --- Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 169° --- --- 57.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 59.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 220° 58.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- Point Santa Cruz, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 59.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 270° 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 230° 58.5 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 173° --- --- 59.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 7 sec 331° --- --- 58.5 °F Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 183° --- --- 61.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 59.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 210° --- --- 56.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 310° 60.4 °F Harvest, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 177° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 57.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 250° 63.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 64.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 64.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 68.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 59.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt --- --- San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec 272° --- --- 64.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 6 sec 305° --- --- 63.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 65.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 278° --- --- 66.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 274° --- --- 68.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec 288° --- --- 67.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 64.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 282° --- --- 69.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 70.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 65.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 90° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° 77.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 6 sec 85° --- --- 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 78.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 16° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.6 ft 6 sec 76° --- --- 78.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 169° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 9 sec 159° --- --- 80.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 73° --- --- 78.4 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 100° 81.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 100° 80.1 °F Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 11 sec 83° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 81.9 °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 300933 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1026 mb surface high was located about 1400 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1007 mb surface low was centered over southeast California. Gusty west to northwest winds will occur this afternoon and evening in the vicinity of the Chanbnel Islands. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 TODAY W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the morning becoming more frequent in the afternoon. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 6 seconds building to 3 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Strongest around Point Conception. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Strongest around Point Conception. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with frequent gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt with frequent gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Winds strongest western portion. Combined seas 2 to 3 ft dominant period 5 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt late. Winds strongest western portion. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft dominant period 5 seconds after midnight. SAT W winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 5 seconds. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. TUE W winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 233 AM PDT Fri Jul 30 2021 TODAY W winds 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W winds 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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