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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, December 4th, 6:15am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 4 sec 322° --- --- 45.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 11 sec 240° --- --- 47.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 48.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 51.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 251° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 53.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 52.2 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 54.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 54.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 55.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 53.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 90° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° 60.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 40° 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 62.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 50° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 60.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 60.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 210° 63.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 63.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 252° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8 kt 50° 63.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 64.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 61.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 63.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 251° --- --- 64.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 226° --- --- 63.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 63.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 63.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 63.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 63.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 63.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 63.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 271° --- --- 64.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 264° --- --- 63.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 281° --- --- 64.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 120° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 50° 64.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 360° 77.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 130° 77.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 130° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 79.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 6 sec 163° --- --- 78.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 318° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 338° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 90° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 110° 78.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 9 sec 63° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 11 sec 24° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 7 sec 47° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 342° --- --- 84.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.2 ft 15 sec 348° --- --- 84.7 °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 041057 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 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... 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z, or 2 AM PST, a 1030 mb surface high was centered abouyt 375 NM west of Eureka, CA and extending to a 1029 mb surface high in northern Nevada. A 1015 mb thermal low was over the Gulf of California and extending to a 1018 mb trough over the southern California bight. Gusty northeast winds will impact much of the waters Ventura Harbor southward this morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 257 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming E 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 10 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 13 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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