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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, February 20th, 7:40am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   5.6 ft 8 sec 254° --- --- 39.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   15.4 ft 10 sec 315° --- --- 43.9 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 9 sec 270° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 9 sec 285° --- --- 47.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 273° --- --- 49.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 9 sec 296° --- --- 49.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 294° --- --- 50.2 °F Newport PWS North   6.2 ft 9 sec 310° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.6 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.9 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 52.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 310° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 130° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 10 sec 311° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 230° 56.3 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 55.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 294° 8-10 kt 30° 55.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   8.5 ft 11 sec --- 14-17 kt 320° 56.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 301° --- --- 56.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 340° 56.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 55.8 °F Point Sur, CA   11.5 ft 12 sec 313° --- --- 57.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 360° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   13.8 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   12.8 ft 11 sec 316° --- --- 58.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 360° 59.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° 57.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 242° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-17 kt 330° 59.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 250° --- --- 58.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 330° 58.8 °F San Pedro, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 268° --- --- 59.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 276° --- --- 59.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 250° --- --- 60.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 61.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 269° --- --- 60.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.8 ft 12 sec 317° --- --- 59.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 61.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 59.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   5.9 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 60.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   6.6 ft 7 sec 291° --- --- 61.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   5.9 ft 7 sec 292° --- --- 61.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   6.6 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 61.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 61.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 62.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 60.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 110° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 110° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 70° 73.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   10.5 ft 10 sec 61° --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 110° 75.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.9 ft 10 sec 39° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   8.9 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 74.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   9.8 ft 10 sec 65° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 157° --- --- 76.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 147° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.8 ft 11 sec 64° --- --- 74.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 5 sec 151° --- --- 76.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.5 ft 10 sec 72° --- --- 75.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 60° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 100° 76.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 11 sec 73° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 9 sec 58° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 12 sec 160° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 70° --- --- 85.6 °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 200920 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 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... 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z or 1 AM PST, a 1003 mb low was near Las Vegas, NV and a 1027 MB high was 1300 NM from Point Conception. Dangerous boating conditions will persist into Friday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 2 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. SUN SE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt early, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 120 AM PST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 20 with gusts to 25 kt early, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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