buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, December 10th, 7:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.6 ft 8 sec 158° 16-19 kt 10° 43.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   5.6 ft 6 sec 110° 14-19 kt 150° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.9 ft 6 sec 220° 8-12 kt 70° 44.6 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   6.2 ft 14 sec 219° 14-17 kt 340° 46.8 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.6 ft 7 sec 30° --- --- 42.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   9.2 ft 8 sec 225° 21-25 kt 160° 42.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.8 ft 10 sec 320° --- --- 46.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 4 sec 315° --- --- 48.9 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   12.8 ft 10 sec 246° 12-16 kt 260° --- Grays Harbor, WA   12.5 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 53.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   11.2 ft 10 sec 262° --- --- 53.6 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   11.2 ft 11 sec 261° 19-23 kt --- 54.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- 54.0 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   12.1 ft 15 sec 283° 19-23 kt 220° 54.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 53.4 °F STONEWALL BANK   9.5 ft 10 sec 276° 17-21 kt 190° --- Newport PWS North   8.9 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 55.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 55.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.5 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 55.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   8.2 ft 11 sec 302° 8-10 kt 40° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 298° 10-12 kt 350° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   6.6 ft 12 sec 298° 4-6 kt 80° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 277° 0-2 kt --- 61.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 299° 4-6 kt 110° 56.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 56.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 340° 56.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 352° --- --- 56.5 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   7.2 ft 12 sec 308° 8-10 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 279° --- --- 65.3 °F SANTA MARIA   6.2 ft 13 sec 310° 6-8 kt 330° 60.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 62.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.6 ft 11 sec 304° 8-10 kt 290° 62.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft 11 sec 279° 6-8 kt 220° 63.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 116° 4-6 kt 240° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- 63.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.2 ft 13 sec 301° 4 kt 320° 61.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 63.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 182° --- --- 63.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 63.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 188° --- --- 64.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 217° --- --- 63.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 64.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 63.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 63.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 64.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- 64.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 63.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 65.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 14 sec 202° 2-4 kt 160° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 315° 4-6 kt 290° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 320° 16-21 kt 330° 78.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   10.8 ft 12 sec 321° 16-19 kt 330° 78.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 308° 17-23 kt 170° 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 230° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 327° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 318° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 150° --- --- 79.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.5 ft 15 sec 330° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 78.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 15 sec 320° 10-14 kt 120° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 13 sec 334° 4-6 kt 90° 79.5 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 83.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 10 sec 7° --- --- 85.6 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 11 sec 99° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 13 sec 8° --- --- 84.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 331° --- --- 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 102118 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 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... 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 18Z, or 10 AM PST, a 1026 MB surface high was centered about 485 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1016 mb low was located near the Channel Islands. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 TONIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 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- 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 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- 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 118 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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