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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 12th, 6:05pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   11.2 ft 12 sec 220° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 14 sec 298° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   9.8 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 49.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 47.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   12.5 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 52.5 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   13.8 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- --- Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   11.2 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   11.2 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 53.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.5 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.5 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 53.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   12.1 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 52.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.2 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 20° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 4-12 kt 220° 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.2 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 54.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 270° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   9.8 ft 15 sec 295° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.2 ft 17 sec 297° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec 303° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 280° 60.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 310° 59.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 220° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6 kt 330° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 251° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 267° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 239° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec 240° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.9 ft 17 sec 297° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 62.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 254° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 266° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 277° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 295° --- --- 62.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 264° --- --- 62.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 269° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 271° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 62.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 77.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 300° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 320° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   14.4 ft 18 sec 321° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 353° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   10.2 ft 18 sec 314° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 154° --- --- 78.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.5 ft 18 sec 323° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 110° 78.6 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 9 sec 90° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 11 sec 35° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 10 sec 96° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 47° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 38° --- --- 85.8 °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 122144 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 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... 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 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 1044 mb high was located in western Idaho, while an inverted trough was extending from Baja California north along the California Coast. Gusty NE Santa Ana winds will continue through the week nearshore off portions of the coasts of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, decreasing to 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT 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 N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 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: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. 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. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 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 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. 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. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 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- 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE 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 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 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. 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 3 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, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 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, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 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 wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 144 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Point Mugu 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: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N 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 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N 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. FRI Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N 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 13 seconds. SAT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Lewis www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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