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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 23rd, 11:20pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.7 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.3 ft --- 239° 2-4 kt 160° 43.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 44.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 14 sec 304° --- --- 47.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 48.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 45.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- 50.7 °F Newport PWS North   4.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.3 ft 15 sec 277° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 52.2 °F PORT ORFORD   6.2 ft --- 291° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 335° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 150° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 360° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 8 sec 343° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 360° 57.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 56.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 9 sec --- 10-14 kt 320° 57.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 10 sec 320° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- 62.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 296° 14-17 kt 330° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 273° 14-17 kt 280° 60.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 221° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 262° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 260° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° 59.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 238° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 62.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 62.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 61.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 62.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 280° 10-12 kt 300° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° 62.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 110° 75.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 76.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 332° 12-14 kt 50° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 325° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 90° 75.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec 339° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 301° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 157° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 342° 12-14 kt 80° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 77.2 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec 334° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.5 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 85.8 °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 240419 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 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... 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z or 8 PM PST, a 1027 mb surface high was 550 NM west of Crescent City while a 1010 mb low was over SE California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 1o kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 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- 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 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 13 seconds. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 819 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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