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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 30th, 11:20pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.6 ft 10 sec 138° 12-16 kt 80° 40.6 °F Cape Suckling   7.9 ft 11 sec 175° 16-19 kt 90° 43.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 39.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   8.5 ft 11 sec 205° 10-14 kt 190° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft 12 sec 228° 2-4 kt 130° 40.1 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   7.2 ft 8 sec 231° 21-27 kt 140° 37.9 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   8.2 ft 11 sec 205° 12-14 kt 160° 45.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   7.9 ft 12 sec 206° 6-8 kt 150° 39.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 14 sec 224° 16-19 kt 160° --- SOUTH KODIAK   8.2 ft 13 sec 230° 12-17 kt --- 40.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   5.9 ft 11 sec 221° --- --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   5.9 ft 7 sec 197° 21-27 kt 130° --- Ocean Station PAPA   9.8 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 11 sec 327° --- --- 47.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 252° --- --- 50.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.2 ft 11 sec 244° --- --- 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   9.8 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 52.9 °F PORT ORFORD   10.5 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- --- ST GEORGES   7.9 ft 12 sec 268° 6-8 kt 130° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 266° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 140° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   7.2 ft 12 sec 285° 6-8 kt 10° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 160° --- Point Reyes, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 56.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.6 ft 11 sec 283° 16-17 kt 80° 56.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 12 sec --- 10-12 kt 100° 57.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 360° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 58.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.9 ft 13 sec 291° 8-10 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   6.9 ft 14 sec 291° --- --- --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   7.9 ft --- 289° 6-10 kt 280° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   6.6 ft 13 sec 277° 4-6 kt 220° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 61.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   7.2 ft 14 sec 290° 8-12 kt 320° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 61.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 62.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 256° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.6 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   6.2 ft 13 sec 282° 6-8 kt 350° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 40° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 40° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   12.5 ft 15 sec 321° 10-14 kt 20° 75.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   12.5 ft 14 sec 297° --- --- 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 70° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   12.1 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   8.2 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 9 sec 158° --- --- 77.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 17 sec 314° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 339° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 330° 8-10 kt 70° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 317° 12-14 kt 60° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 14 sec 2° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec 20° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   9.5 ft 8 sec 43° --- --- 85.5 °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 310417 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 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... 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 7 PM PST, a 1036 mb surface high was centered over eastern Utah and extending to a 1027 mb ridge about 300 NM NW of Point Conception. Meanwhile, a 1017 mb thermal trough was located over Baja California extending into Southern California. Gusty NE winds are expected nearshore late tonight through Saturday morning from Ventura Harbor south through Malibu. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED N 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. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT E wind 10 to 20 kt, with local gusts to 25 kt near the coast in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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