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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, August 11th, 4:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.6 ft 11 sec 182° 12-16 kt 180° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.9 ft 12 sec 214° 10-12 kt 50° --- Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- 51.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   2.3 ft 12 sec 263° --- --- 52.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   2.3 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- 58.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.3 ft 10 sec 276° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 326° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 350° 53.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 53.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 100° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° 65.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 210° 59.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 10 sec --- 4 kt 230° 58.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 310° 62.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- --- CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 330° 61.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 63.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 350° 64.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 321° --- --- 64.0 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 321° --- --- 65.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 67.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 69.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 71.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 72.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 66.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 280° 69.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 176° --- --- 69.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 74.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 75.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 65.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 75.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 74.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 73.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 75.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 73.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 75.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 75.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 270° 72.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 260° 67.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 80.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 81.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 90° 79.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 7 sec 26° --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 81.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 50° 81.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 90° --- Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) 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 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) 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 EAST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46053) 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 SOUTH SANTA ROSA ISLAND (NOAA 46069) 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

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 110912 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1020 mb surface high was 1000 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1006 mb thermal low was located centered over southeastern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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