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San Luis Obispo Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, July 9th, 12:10pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 4 sec 261° --- --- 47.8 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 6 sec 265° --- --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.3 ft 16 sec 164° 10-12 kt 50° --- Ocean Station PAPA   8.9 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 50.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 8 sec 292° --- --- 52.0 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 17 sec 265° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 9 sec 292° --- --- 53.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.2 ft 16 sec 172° 14-16 kt 250° 57.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 59.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 9 sec 307° --- --- --- Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 226° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   4.9 ft 8 sec 315° 8-10 kt 270° 61.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 328° --- --- 53.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 340° 51.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 8 sec 351° --- --- 52.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° 54.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 350° 62.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 53.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 247° --- --- 59.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.9 ft 8 sec 301° 14-16 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   8.2 ft 9 sec --- 16-17 kt 310° 56.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 59.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 303° --- --- 59.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 320° --- Point Sur, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 317° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 58.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 53.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 58.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.2 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 313° --- --- 54.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 310° 55.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 240° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 69.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 68.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 68.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 150° 66.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 66.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 330° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 275° --- --- 68.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 176° --- --- 68.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 68.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 200° --- --- 67.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 70.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 61.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 70.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 237° --- --- 70.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 71.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 72.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 71.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 68.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 69.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 289° 6-10 kt 200° 66.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° 63.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 80° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 70° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 78.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec 66° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 159° --- --- 79.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   9.2 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 82.8 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   8.5 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 12 sec 188° --- --- 81.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 82.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Monterey Santa Barbara 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  San Luis Obispo Region CAPE SAN MARTIN (NOAA 46028) 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 Diablo Canyon (CDIP 076) 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 SANTA MARIA (NOAA 46011) 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 Santa Lucia Escarpment (CDIP 222) 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 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 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Diablo Canyon Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Diablo Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Monterey Santa Barbara Diablo Canyon Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Diablo Canyon buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Swell Model San Luis Obispo swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover 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 091537 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 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... 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .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 1031 mb surface high was 1200 NM W of Eureka, CA, while a 1001 MB low was over Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 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- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. FRI 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. SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 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. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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