San Luis Obispo Surf Report

San Francisco Santa Cruz Monterey San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura/Oxnard Los Angeles Orange County San Diego Kauai Oahu Maui Big Island
 
Friday, April 19th, 10:00am PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
2.3 ft 3 sec 87° --- --- 40.3 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
9.5 ft 11 sec 214° 16-17 kt --- 43.2 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
8.9 ft 9 sec 28° 23-29 kt 30° 39.6 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
1.3 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 47.8 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
3.0 ft 17 sec 228° --- --- 51.1 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 51.3 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
3.9 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 52.0 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
2.6 ft 17 sec 246° --- --- 50.7 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
3.6 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 51.1 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
3.6 ft 6 sec 337° --- --- 52.0 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 54.1 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 52.3 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
5.9 ft 15 sec 180° --- --- 49.5 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 170° 52.2 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 6-10 kt 170° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 56.1 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
4.9 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 53.8 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 55.2 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 55.2 °F
SD 1073
 
3.9 ft 14 sec --- 4-5 kt 276° 54.0 °F
Pajaro Beach South, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 56.8 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
1.3 ft 14 sec 356° --- --- 55.6 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 194° --- --- 53.2 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 55.8 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 310° 55.2 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 56.1 °F
Harvest, CA
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 57.0 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 55.9 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° 56.3 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 15 sec 210° --- --- 59.9 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 59.0 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 58.8 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 4 kt 160° 58.5 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 58.5 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 56.8 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
1.6 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 59.7 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 59.9 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 60.8 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 60.8 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 59.7 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 61.0 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 60.3 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 235° --- --- 61.2 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 204° --- --- 61.3 °F
Torrey Pines Inner, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 61.0 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 61.5 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 61.3 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 235° --- --- 61.7 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- ---
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 250° 60.1 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 310° 58.6 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 100° 73.6 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 73.4 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 16-17 kt 40° 74.8 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 60° 74.8 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.2 ft 10 sec 339° --- --- 75.6 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
5.6 ft 8 sec 28° --- --- 75.7 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
5.2 ft 10 sec 10° --- --- 76.3 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
5.9 ft 10 sec 13° --- --- 76.6 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.6 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 76.1 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 174° --- --- 76.1 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
5.6 ft 9 sec 20° --- --- 76.1 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
2.6 ft 13 sec 182° --- --- 75.9 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
--- --- --- --- --- 75.7 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 40° 76.1 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 70° ---
Rumung, Yap, Micronesia
 
5.6 ft 12 sec 47° --- --- 84.7 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
4.9 ft 11 sec 42° --- --- 84.2 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
7.2 ft 10 sec 45° --- --- 84.4 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 191536 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 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 1020 MB high was centered 800 NM west of Point Conception while a central Washington, while a 1008 MB low was over southern Nevada.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 8 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 10 seconds after midnight.

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds, building to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 9 to 10 ft dominant period 10 seconds.

MON
W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 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 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
Northwestern portion, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 7 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 10 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight.

MON
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

MON
W winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
Western portion, NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

MON
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 836 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.

TONIGHT
W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. S swell 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.

SAT
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

MON
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft and S 3 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft.




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