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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, February 4th, 12:35am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 4 sec 121° --- --- 39.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   14.8 ft 11 sec 194° --- --- 44.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.9 ft 11 sec 253° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 250° --- --- 46.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.2 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.2 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 51.3 °F Newport PWS North   7.5 ft 18 sec 285° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 258° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 18 sec 283° --- --- 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 160° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 80° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 80° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 90° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 150° 57.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 20 sec 289° --- --- 57.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 56.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.6 ft 11 sec --- 6-8 kt 30° 57.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 30° 57.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 345° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 280° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 59.5 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 61.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 290° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 200° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 62.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 244° --- --- 61.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 320° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 62.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 61.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 63.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 63.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 63.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 61.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 62.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 280° 74.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 270° 75.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 290° 75.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   17.7 ft 14 sec 316° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 320° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   16.1 ft 14 sec 324° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   9.8 ft 14 sec 319° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 7 sec 202° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   14.4 ft 15 sec 323° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.9 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 77.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   11.8 ft 14 sec 328° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 50° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 10° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 86° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 14 sec 348° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 302° --- --- 84.9 °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 040524 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 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... 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 05Z or 9 PM PST, a 1038 mb surface high was over western Wyoming, extending off the northern California coast. A 1012 mb thermal low was over Mexico. Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected tonight into Wednesday, especially for favored nearshore waters. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 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- 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt, with local gusts to 30 kt. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 924 PM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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