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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, December 11th, 6:20am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   4.3 ft --- 129° 10-16 kt 40° 43.9 °F Cape Suckling   6.2 ft --- 105° 16-21 kt 90° 45.9 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 221° --- --- 43.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   7.9 ft 6 sec 122° 21-25 kt 130° --- PORTLOCK BANK   8.5 ft --- 305° 23-31 kt 10° 44.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.3 ft --- 18° 17-21 kt 30° 44.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   14.4 ft 10 sec 233° 23-29 kt 200° 40.5 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   4.9 ft --- 221° 8-12 kt 140° 47.1 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft --- 316° 17-21 kt 360° 43.7 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.2 ft --- 283° 6-8 kt 250° --- ALBATROSS BANK   11.2 ft --- 356° 23-29 kt 20° 44.1 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   11.2 ft --- 204° 8-14 kt 310° 39.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   13.1 ft --- 342° 23-27 kt 360° 43.7 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.3 ft 7 sec 24° --- --- 42.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   10.8 ft 10 sec 238° 17-21 kt 160° 42.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.6 ft 10 sec 33° --- --- 46.6 °F Neah Bay   8.2 ft --- 279° 8-12 kt 280° 52.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.6 ft 5 sec 240° 12-16 kt 290° 49.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 4 sec 303° --- --- 49.5 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   10.8 ft 14 sec 283° 4-8 kt 340° --- Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 10 sec 271° --- --- 52.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 53.4 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   9.8 ft 14 sec 298° 6-8 kt --- 54.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 54.0 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   10.8 ft 15 sec 271° 8-12 kt 70° 54.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 54.3 °F STONEWALL BANK   9.2 ft 10 sec 274° 14-16 kt 200° --- Newport PWS North   9.2 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 55.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 55.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.5 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 55.2 °F PORT ORFORD   10.5 ft 15 sec 285° 4-8 kt 50° --- WEST OREGON   9.5 ft 14 sec 293° 12-14 kt 210° 57.9 °F ST GEORGES   10.2 ft 15 sec 277° 4-6 kt 50° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   10.2 ft --- 298° 10-12 kt 50° 52.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 14 sec 290° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   7.9 ft --- 251° 10-12 kt 350° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   7.9 ft 15 sec 297° 12-14 kt 70° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   8.2 ft 15 sec 281° 6-8 kt 20° 61.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 260° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   6.2 ft 12 sec 294° 12-14 kt 70° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 56.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 50° 56.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 55.6 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 60.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.6 ft --- 309° 2-4 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 279° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   6.6 ft 11 sec 302° 4-6 kt 60° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 60.8 °F Harvest, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 61.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.6 ft --- 298° 2 kt 50° 62.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.3 ft 12 sec 281° 0 kt --- 63.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 222° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 14 sec 257° 2 kt 20° 62.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 171° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   5.9 ft 11 sec 297° 4-6 kt 280° 61.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 63.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 63.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 62.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 63.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 211° --- --- 62.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 62.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 187° --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 62.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 62.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 188° --- --- 64.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.0 ft 14 sec 220° 4-6 kt 300° 64.9 °F TANNER BANK   7.2 ft 12 sec 312° 8-10 kt 260° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft --- 321° 12-16 kt 330° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.5 ft --- 313° 10-16 kt 340° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.8 ft --- 313° 16-19 kt 230° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 340° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.9 ft 13 sec 331° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 312° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 158° --- --- 78.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 325° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 327° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.6 ft --- 325° 10-12 kt 150° 77.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft --- 335° 4-6 kt 70° 78.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 11 sec 56° --- --- 84.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 11 sec 77° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 11 sec 30° --- --- 85.5 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 10 sec 92° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 352° --- --- 84.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 84.7 °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 111012 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 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... 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 .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 1025 MB surface high extended from 600 miles NW of Point Conception and eastward into Colorado. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 212 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Kittell www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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