buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 26th, 8:40pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 5 sec 328° --- --- 39.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.9 ft --- 225° 12-14 kt 150° 42.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.1 ft 12 sec 220° --- --- 44.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 9 sec 294° --- --- 47.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 48.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 6 sec 195° --- --- 45.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 15 sec 284° --- --- 50.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 50.2 °F Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 51.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 15 sec 291° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 14 sec 288° --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   5.9 ft --- 193° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.2 ft 15 sec 297° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 140° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 180° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 295° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 160° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 100° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 150° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 296° --- --- 56.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 277° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 90° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 12 sec --- 2 kt 60° 57.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 301° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 305° 4-6 kt 80° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 59.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 305° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 299° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 300° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 281° 2 kt 210° 61.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 360° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 61.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 233° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 61.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 305° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 242° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 284° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 61.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 230° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 270° 8-10 kt 360° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4 kt 50° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 150° 75.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 160° 75.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° 74.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 311° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 100° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 25° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 23° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 77.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 154° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 7 sec 10° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 110° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 96° 10-12 kt 70° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   4.3 ft 9 sec 66° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 10 sec 352° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec 13° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.2 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 85.5 °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 262022 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 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... 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 20Z or 12 PM PST, a 1024 MB surface high was along the San Luis Obispo County Coast, and a 1006 MB surface low was 1000 NM W of Point Conception. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 TONIGHT Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 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 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 TONIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 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- 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 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- 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 TONIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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- 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, E wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1222 PM PST Mon Jan 26 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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