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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 16th, 8:30pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 8 sec 210° --- --- 38.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   11.8 ft 11 sec 206° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 48.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 50.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   2.6 ft 13 sec 234° --- --- 48.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.0 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 51.8 °F Newport PWS North   3.3 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 52.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.6 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.3 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 53.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 110° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 150° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 140° 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 54.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6 kt 300° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 310° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 240° 60.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 244° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 288° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 61.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° 61.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 60° 76.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 40° 76.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 10° 75.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   12.5 ft 15 sec 316° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.9 ft 14 sec 359° --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 14 sec 1° --- --- 77.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 313° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 5 sec 143° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.5 ft 14 sec 325° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 304° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.5 ft 14 sec 327° --- --- 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 20° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 8 sec 80° --- --- 83.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 9 sec 54° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 8 sec 66° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 86.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 344° --- --- 86.4 °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 162101 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 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... 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z, or 1 PM PST, a 1040 mb surface high was centered over Idaho. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 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 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 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- 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 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 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 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- 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NW to N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Western Portion, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Western Portion, light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 101 PM PST Fri Jan 16 2026 TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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