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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, October 4th, 1:35pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.9 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 49.6 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.9 ft 10 sec 231° 16-19 kt --- 52.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 5 sec 228° 16-17 kt 210° 48.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.6 ft 6 sec 227° --- --- 53.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 10 sec 290° --- --- 52.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 56.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 10 sec 272° --- --- 54.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 59.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 54.1 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.3 ft 10 sec 310° 10-14 kt 180° --- Newport PWS North   3.9 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 49.1 °F Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 305° --- --- 49.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 330° 69.1 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 52.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 51.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 57.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° --- Point Reyes, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 322° --- --- 55.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 280° --- --- 60.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.2 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 59.4 °F SD 1077   5.9 ft 12 sec --- 12-13 kt 292° 59.5 °F Aptos Creek Nearshore, CA 275   2.0 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 62.1 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 225° --- --- 61.2 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 253° --- --- 61.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 210° 60.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 63.7 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 59.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 180° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 223° --- --- 61.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 190° 61.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 312° --- --- 63.3 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° 63.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 130° 64.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 188° --- --- 65.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 66.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 63.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 64.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 120° 64.0 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 65.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 193° --- --- 66.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 218° --- --- 65.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 65.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 316° --- --- 65.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 225° --- --- 66.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 247° --- --- 64.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 225° --- --- 66.9 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 64.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 288° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 66.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 63.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 190° 67.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 150° 66.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° 81.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 81.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 100° 80.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.9 ft 10 sec 349° --- --- 78.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 50° 80.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 5° --- --- 81.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.9 ft 10 sec 6° --- --- 80.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec 7° --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 10 sec 357° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 172° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 11° --- --- 79.9 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 90° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.6 ft 13 sec 32° --- --- 85.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.3 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 85.5 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 13 sec 38° --- --- 85.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 13 sec 29° --- --- 86.7 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   2.6 ft 9 sec 100° --- --- 87.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   11.2 ft 8 sec 133° --- --- 82.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F 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

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ 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

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 041530 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 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... 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z, or 8 AM PDT, a 1016 mb surface high was about 900 NM WSW of Los Angeles and a 1008 mb low was centered near the California-Nevada-Arizona border. Patchy dense fog will potentially impact the coastal waters through Saturday morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. SUN Light Winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt this morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY SE wind 10 to 15 kt this morning, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. 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: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 830 AM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Lewis www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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