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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, March 28th, 2:10pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 236° --- --- 36.3 °F Backyard Buoys   5.2 ft 10 sec 269° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 50.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 50.5 °F Newport PWS North   5.9 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 50.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 50.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 301° --- --- 51.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.2 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 52.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 307° 17-19 kt 10° 52.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 311° --- --- 50.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 340° 51.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° 57.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 303° --- --- 51.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 54.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 288° 6-8 kt 160° 54.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.6 ft 10 sec --- 2-4 kt 160° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 55.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 250° 55.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 56.1 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 56.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 60.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 317° --- --- 57.7 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 283° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 60.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 278° 8-10 kt 270° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 64.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 63.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 64.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 64.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 65.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 66.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 65.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 67.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 66.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 66.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 67.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 68.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 66.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 238° --- --- 64.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 66.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 198° 10-14 kt 320° 66.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 330° 63.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 34° 12-16 kt 50° 72.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 7 sec 26° --- --- 75.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 30° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 11 sec 24° --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 10 sec 51° --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 74.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 58° 14-17 kt 20° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14 kt 70° 77.7 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.6 ft 11 sec 356° --- --- 82.2 °F Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 11 sec 73° --- --- 81.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 10 sec 166° --- --- 86.0 °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 281422 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 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... 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1026 mb high was centered 550 NM NW of seattle, while a 1008 mb low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 1q5 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT W 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, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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