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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, March 2nd, 10:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft 5 sec 14° 14-17 kt 320° --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.6 ft 6 sec 110° 21-27 kt --- --- CENTRAL BERING SEA   11.2 ft 8 sec 32° 21-27 kt 40° --- CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.9 ft 8 sec 59° 8-12 kt 230° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   12.5 ft 11 sec 74° --- --- --- SOUTH KODIAK   9.2 ft 9 sec 29° 19-23 kt --- --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   11.2 ft 10 sec 44° --- --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   10.5 ft 8 sec 40° 23-29 kt 140° --- Ocean Station PAPA   7.5 ft 8 sec 181° --- --- 43.7 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 9 sec 264° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 11 sec 230° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 10 sec 230° --- --- 48.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 10 sec 246° --- --- 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 50.9 °F STONEWALL BANK   3.9 ft 9 sec 276° 4-6 kt 120° --- Newport PWS North   3.9 ft 9 sec 255° --- --- 51.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.6 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 248° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 52.7 °F WEST OREGON   3.9 ft 9 sec 286° 4-6 kt 270° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 54.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 312° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 50° 56.7 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2 kt 180° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 56.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 334° --- --- 57.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 255° --- --- 57.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 250° 57.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 10 sec --- 6-8 kt 210° 57.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 58.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 30° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 355° --- --- 59.2 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 281° --- --- 58.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.6 ft 10 sec 292° 6-8 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 55.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 321° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 307° --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 57.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° 58.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 63.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 263° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 60.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.2 ft 10 sec 275° 19-23 kt 310° 59.0 °F San Pedro, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 267° --- --- 60.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 262° --- --- 61.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 62.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 270° --- --- 62.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 63.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 63.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 274° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 62.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 270° --- --- 63.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec 284° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 285° --- --- 63.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 290° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 60.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 74.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.9 ft 10 sec 305° 10-12 kt 110° --- Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 90° 74.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 9° --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 16° --- --- 76.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 313° --- --- 76.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 156° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 12 sec 345° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 356° --- --- 75.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   5.9 ft 8 sec 93° 14-17 kt 70° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 11 sec 82° --- --- 81.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 12 sec 15° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 11 sec 153° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 12 sec 342° --- --- 85.1 °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 021106 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 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... 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z or 2 AM PST, a 1023 mb surface high was located about 950 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1015 mb surface low was centered 350 NM NW of Point Conception. Widespread moderate to locally strong west to northwest flow will develop over the coastal waters through this afternoon. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU N wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind increasing to 25 to 35 kt by the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming W this afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 306 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 35 kt northwest portion in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Local gusts to 35 kt northwest portion. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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