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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 20th, 3:50am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft --- 178° 2-4 kt 100° 40.6 °F Cape Suckling   4.6 ft --- 233° 4-6 kt 110° 43.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   5.6 ft 11 sec 243° 2 kt 290° 42.8 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft --- 21° 14-16 kt 20° 40.3 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   12.1 ft 8 sec 129° 23-31 kt 90° 38.5 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   6.2 ft --- 231° 0-2 kt --- 44.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   5.2 ft 11 sec 219° 6-10 kt 60° 39.7 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   5.2 ft --- 239° 8-10 kt 100° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   8.5 ft 10 sec 102° 8-12 kt 320° 38.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   6.6 ft 12 sec 232° 12-14 kt --- 40.6 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   28.9 ft --- 180° --- --- 39.9 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   11.8 ft 7 sec 319° 29-37 kt 290° 39.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.5 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 44.2 °F Neah Bay   4.6 ft 15 sec 269° 14-16 kt 80° 48.2 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 8 kt 360° 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 48.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 15 sec 257° --- --- 46.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.3 ft 17 sec 295° 6-10 kt --- 49.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 278° --- --- 51.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.9 ft --- 293° 12-16 kt 30° 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 17 sec 272° --- --- 50.9 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.6 ft 17 sec 270° 8-10 kt 70° --- Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 285° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 52.5 °F WEST OREGON   6.9 ft 15 sec 288° 10-14 kt 330° 54.3 °F ST GEORGES   5.2 ft 17 sec 278° 4-8 kt 140° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec 281° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   5.6 ft 17 sec 273° 4-6 kt 260° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 330° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   6.9 ft --- 305° 10-12 kt 350° 59.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 269° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4 kt 10° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 360° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 353° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.9 ft 11 sec 274° 4-6 kt 250° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   3.9 ft 13 sec 279° 4-6 kt 60° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 340° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 227° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2 kt 30° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   4.6 ft 12 sec 291° 10-12 kt 350° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 241° --- --- 61.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 60.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2 kt 190° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   4.3 ft --- 288° 6-8 kt 340° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.6 ft --- 311° 17-21 kt 180° 75.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   6.6 ft --- 298° 17-21 kt 180° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft 8 sec 113° 17-23 kt 120° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 318° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 150° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.5 ft 13 sec 351° 16-17 kt 60° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.2 ft --- 90° 16-19 kt 100° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 7 sec 51° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.2 ft 14 sec 341° --- --- 85.5 °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 200436 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 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... 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z or 8 PM PST, a 1035 mb surface high was over Idaho, while a 1009 mb surface low was 1400 NM northwest of Los Angeles, CA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt. Western Portion, E wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED E to SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI 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. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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