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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, July 31st, 5:00pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft --- 128° --- --- 57.4 °F Cape Suckling   3.9 ft --- 147° 6-8 kt 260° 59.4 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 3 sec --- --- --- 54.5 °F CAPE CLEARE   4.3 ft --- 123° 4 kt 160° 57.4 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.9 ft --- 198° 4-6 kt 160° 58.8 °F PORTLOCK BANK   3.3 ft --- 114° 2-4 kt 160° 54.5 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.6 ft --- 215° 17-21 kt 260° 53.8 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   2.6 ft --- 134° 10-12 kt 310° 49.6 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   3.6 ft --- 164° 10-12 kt 140° 58.1 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   4.9 ft --- 104° 14-17 kt 270° 54.0 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft --- 146° 14-16 kt 360° --- ALBATROSS BANK   6.6 ft --- 243° 14-17 kt 240° 53.6 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.0 ft --- 191° 8-10 kt 220° 50.0 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   2.6 ft --- 102° 12-14 kt 330° 48.7 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.9 ft --- 216° 14-17 kt 160° 52.0 °F SOUTH KODIAK   4.9 ft --- 87° 14-17 kt 180° 52.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.6 ft --- 220° 14-17 kt 280° 50.7 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.3 ft --- 233° 6-8 kt 250° 45.3 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 8-12 kt 250° 53.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 7 sec 300° --- --- 51.3 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   4.3 ft --- 279° 8-10 kt 260° 63.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 65.3 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.3 ft --- 277° 10-12 kt 290° 65.3 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.9 ft --- 222° 17-19 kt 280° 59.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 65.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   4.3 ft --- 268° 8-12 kt 250° 65.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.3 ft --- 284° 8-10 kt 330° --- PORT ORFORD   4.6 ft --- 298° 12-14 kt 350° 59.5 °F WEST OREGON   4.9 ft --- 283° 14-16 kt 240° 64.4 °F ST GEORGES   3.6 ft --- 300° 8-10 kt 310° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 60.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- EEL RIVER   3.9 ft --- 342° 8-10 kt 340° 59.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F PT ARENA   6.2 ft --- 313° 14-16 kt 330° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   7.2 ft --- 317° 23-27 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   4.6 ft --- 314° 8-10 kt 260° 68.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 58.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.2 ft --- 300° 16-19 kt 310° 55.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 7 sec --- 12-16 kt 300° 60.1 °F MONTEREY   6.2 ft --- 314° 23-29 kt 320° 62.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 56.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 19 kt 320° --- Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.9 ft --- 312° 19-23 kt 320° 55.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   6.2 ft --- 168° 19-23 kt 320° 59.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 60.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 67.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   6.2 ft --- 287° 16-19 kt 300° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft --- 277° 14-16 kt 270° 70.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 198° --- --- 74.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 70.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.6 ft --- 191° 12-14 kt 260° 72.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 73.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.6 ft --- 310° 17-21 kt 310° 63.7 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 73.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 74.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 63.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 76.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   5.9 ft --- 261° 10-14 kt 270° 72.5 °F TANNER BANK   5.9 ft --- 312° 17-21 kt 300° 66.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft --- 167° 14-17 kt 110° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.9 ft --- 119° 19-23 kt 80° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 100° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 81.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 81.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.9 ft --- 81° 12-16 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.2 ft --- 86° 19-23 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.6 ft 13 sec 83° --- --- 86.4 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.5 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 161° --- --- 80.6 °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

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 312119 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 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... 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was 800 NM W of Point Conception and a 1003 mb low was over Nevada. Tropical Cyclone Genevieve was 1200 NM W of the southern tip of Baja California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 219 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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