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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, March 27th, 5:30am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 11 sec 136° 14-17 kt 320° 37.8 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 5 sec 235° --- --- 36.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft 6 sec 231° 8-10 kt 240° 37.0 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 38.5 °F Backyard Buoys   5.9 ft 9 sec 276° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   7.2 ft 10 sec 289° 8-10 kt 350° --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- 49.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 267° --- --- 48.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 277° --- --- --- STONEWALL BANK   6.6 ft 10 sec 282° 16-19 kt 10° --- Newport PWS North   5.6 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 50.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 293° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 50.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 9 sec 299° --- --- 51.6 °F PORT ORFORD   9.2 ft 7 sec 357° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   8.5 ft 11 sec 296° 14-17 kt 20° 52.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 314° --- --- 52.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 10° --- Cape Mendocino, CA   10.5 ft 10 sec 316° --- --- 48.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 350° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   9.8 ft 11 sec 336° 17-19 kt 20° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.5 ft 12 sec 301° --- --- 50.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 55.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   5.9 ft 10 sec --- 12-16 kt 300° 54.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 301° --- --- 55.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 300° 54.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 342° --- --- 56.3 °F Point Sur, CA   8.2 ft 10 sec 317° --- --- 54.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 57.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 10 sec 328° --- --- 56.8 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 63.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.6 ft 7 sec 269° 6-8 kt 180° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   7.2 ft 11 sec 306° 2-6 kt 100° 59.7 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 63.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 63.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 236° --- --- 65.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 65.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 64.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 313° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 66.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 66.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 66.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 67.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 67.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 66.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 249° --- --- 66.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 66.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° --- TANNER BANK   7.9 ft 11 sec 320° 6-12 kt 280° 62.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 60° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° --- Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.5 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 75.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 20° 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec 44° --- --- 75.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 10 sec 40° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 76.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.3 ft 15 sec 154° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 10 sec 47° --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 196° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 10 sec 32° --- --- 76.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 30° --- SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.6 ft 11 sec 34° --- --- 81.9 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 7 sec 70° --- --- 81.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 11 sec 163° --- --- 86.0 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Los Angeles 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Ventura Region 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 San Nicolas Island (CDIP 067) 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 Cruz Basin (CDIP 203) 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

 

Santa Cruz Basin Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Santa Cruz Basin buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Los Angeles Santa Cruz Basin Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Santa Cruz Basin buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Ventura Swell Model Ventura swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Ventura Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

Cloud Cover Southern California 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 271032 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 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... 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z or 3 AM PDT, a 1011 mb low was near Point Conception associated with a weak eddy. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt this morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of rain after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 332 AM PDT Fri Mar 27 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN 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. MON Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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