Orange County Surf Report

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Saturday, December 9th, 9:05am PST
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
3.9 ft 5 sec 329° --- --- 44.1 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
7.5 ft 10 sec 263° 10-14 kt 50° 46.2 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
1.3 ft 6 sec 236° 10-12 kt 260° 42.3 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
1.6 ft 5 sec 57° --- --- 46.6 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
5.2 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 50.4 °F
OOI Westport Offshore
 
9.5 ft --- 182° 19 kt 160° 52.3 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
4.9 ft 12 sec 257° --- --- 52.2 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
4.6 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 52.5 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
6.9 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 53.4 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
6.2 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 55.2 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 25-31 kt 200° 57.4 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 55.6 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
7.5 ft 13 sec 304° --- --- 56.7 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 4-8 kt 70° 56.1 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 100° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- 268° 14-17 kt 200° 60.6 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
9.2 ft 13 sec 318° --- --- 58.1 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
4.9 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 55.8 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 100° 56.5 °F
SD 1073
 
7.2 ft 12 sec --- 14-15 kt 22° 57.7 °F
Pajaro Beach, CA
 
3.3 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 57.2 °F
Pajaro Beach South, CA
 
3.0 ft 12 sec 250° --- --- 57.4 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 30° 57.9 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
3.6 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 57.6 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
8.9 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 58.5 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 210° 58.8 °F
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
5.9 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 56.3 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 40° 59.2 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
9.2 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 59.4 °F
Harvest, CA
 
8.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 57.7 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 2-6 kt 90° 59.5 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 59.9 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 61.9 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
3.6 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
6.2 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 62.2 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 50° 63.5 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 234° --- --- 62.4 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 21-31 kt 60° 60.8 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
4.9 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 63.3 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
3.6 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 63.5 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 62.8 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 9 sec 255° --- --- 61.9 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
9.2 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 60.4 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- 62.6 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
3.9 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 61.7 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
4.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 62.8 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
3.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 62.1 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
4.3 ft 9 sec 277° --- --- 62.8 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
5.2 ft 10 sec 270° --- --- 62.6 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
6.9 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- ---
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 40° 62.6 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 6-10 kt 50° 59.9 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 50° 78.3 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 40° 78.3 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 2-6 kt 190° 77.0 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 4 kt 150° 77.5 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
9.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
4.9 ft 10 sec 51° --- --- 77.9 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
4.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 77.2 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
5.9 ft 11 sec 76° --- --- 78.1 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
5.2 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 78.8 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 169° --- --- 77.9 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
8.5 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 78.4 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
--- --- --- --- --- 78.3 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 77.9 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-21 kt 50° ---
Tanapag, Saipan, NMI
 
5.9 ft 8 sec 42° --- --- 84.2 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
5.9 ft 8 sec 94° --- --- 84.4 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
4.6 ft 9 sec 60° --- --- 85.8 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
6.2 ft 10 sec 74° --- --- 84.0 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
The Dana Point Buoy has been decomissioned. Oceanside Offshore provides the nearest alternative.
Oceanside Offshore buoy 7-day Forecast
Oceanside Offshore buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP
 
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
 
San Pedro Channel Water Temperature
San Pedro channel water temperature graphic courtesy of NOAA
 
Current Southern California wind conditions
 
Southern California cloud cover
Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
 
Offshore wave height forecast
Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP
 
FZUS56 KLOX 090932 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z or 1 AM PST, a 1034 MB high was over Idaho and an inverted trough was over the Southern California bight.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

TODAY
NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN
NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds.

TUE
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

TODAY
N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest western portion. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 7 seconds.

MON
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.

WED
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft.




Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

TODAY
NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN
NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest northwestern portion. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.

MON
N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 7 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
NE winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN
NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.

MON
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft.

WED
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
Eastern portion, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Western portion, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
Eastern portion, NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN
Eastern portion, NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.

MON
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds.

MON NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.

TUE
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft.

WED
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 132 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

TODAY
From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 12 seconds.

TONIGHT
From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 12 seconds.

SUN
From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 11 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.

MON
NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds.

MON NIGHT
W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds.

TUE
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft.

WED
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft.




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