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San Luis Obispo Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 20th, 5:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 11 sec 194° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 304° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 48.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 17 sec 247° --- --- 47.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 17 sec 281° --- --- 51.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 276° --- --- 50.7 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 17 sec 292° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.3 ft 17 sec 285° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 284° --- --- 52.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 290° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 288° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 360° 59.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 18 sec 276° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 360° 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 30° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 57.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 260° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 40° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 330° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 249° --- --- 61.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 61.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 226° --- --- 61.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 256° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 320° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 190° 75.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 190° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 120° 75.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec 313° --- --- 76.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 12 sec 320° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 154° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 62° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 77.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 91° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 12 sec 4° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 6 sec 77° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 350° --- --- 85.3 °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 200921 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 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... 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z or 1 AM PST, a 1036 mb surface high was over Idaho, while an inverted trough of low pressure was along the California Coast. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt this morning, becoming light this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. 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 this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. Patchy fog in the morning. 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. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 TODAY Light winds. 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 this morning. TONIGHT 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 N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. 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. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. 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. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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- 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED Light winds. 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. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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- 121 AM PST Tue Jan 20 2026 TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED Light winds. 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. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers. 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. A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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