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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 13th, 7:05pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   12.1 ft 12 sec 139° --- --- 43.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 49.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.9 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.2 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 47.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.5 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 51.8 °F Newport PWS North   8.2 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 52.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 52.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 52.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 360° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-12 kt 30° 59.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 290° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 353° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 60.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6 kt 230° 60.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 213° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6 kt 260° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 244° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 252° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 264° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 62.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 63.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 310° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4 kt 220° 62.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 190° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 190° 77.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 70° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 120° 76.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   10.8 ft 14 sec 321° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 77.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 78.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   7.2 ft 14 sec 320° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 154° --- --- 77.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.2 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 328° --- --- 79.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 50° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   7.2 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.2 ft 10 sec 38° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 10 sec 93° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 86.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 9 sec 44° --- --- 86.2 °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 132129 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 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... 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 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 1041 mb high was located over western Idaho. NE Santa Ana winds will continue through this week nearshore off portions of the coasts of San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 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- 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 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- 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 129 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N to NW in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt.Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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