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San Luis Obispo Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, August 11th, 5:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 3 sec 239° --- --- 52.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 4 sec 284° --- --- 52.0 °F Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 51.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   2.3 ft 12 sec 265° --- --- 51.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   2.6 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 52.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   2.3 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 62.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.6 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 333° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 360° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.5 ft 9 sec 349° --- --- 52.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° 53.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 10° 65.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.2 ft 9 sec 322° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 210° 59.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.6 ft 10 sec --- 4 kt 200° 58.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 80° 62.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 301° --- --- 59.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 220° --- Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 60.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 61.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 281° --- --- 63.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 290° 64.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 326° --- --- 64.0 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 65.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6 kt 270° 68.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 75.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 71.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 250° 71.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 66.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 68.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 70.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 161° --- --- 69.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 74.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 75.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 75.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 182° --- --- 66.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 75.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 73.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 242° --- --- 73.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 75.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 73.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 75.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 183° --- --- 75.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 72.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 280° 67.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 80° 80.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 100° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 81.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 80° 79.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 30° --- --- 80.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 81.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 15 sec 186° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 165° --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 88° --- --- 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° 81.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 90° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   10.5 ft 13 sec 168° --- --- 80.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.5 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 80.2 °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 110912 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1020 mb surface high was 1000 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1006 mb thermal low was located centered over southeastern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 212 AM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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