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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 9th, 4:35pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   8.2 ft 10 sec 142° 19-21 kt 350° 41.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   17.1 ft 11 sec 187° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 48.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.5 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 50.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.2 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.5 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 50.5 °F Newport PWS North   9.2 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.5 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.5 ft 14 sec 302° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 54.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 301° --- --- 55.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 210° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 14 sec 312° --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 180° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 250° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 190° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 270° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   11.2 ft 14 sec 308° --- --- 58.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   12.8 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   11.8 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 230° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 10° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 227° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 278° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 20° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 62.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 271° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 252° --- --- 62.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 236° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 248° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.2 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 263° --- --- 62.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 273° --- --- 63.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 284° --- --- 62.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 277° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 30° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 140° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 130° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 190° 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 160° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 77.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 78.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 7 sec 167° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 313° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 279° --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 70° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 100° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   7.2 ft 7 sec 82° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 8 sec 43° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.9 ft 6 sec 69° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 9 sec 48° --- --- 84.9 °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 092125 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 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... 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 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 1042 mb surface high was over Nevada and will change little through the weekend. Gusty NE winds will continue through the weekend nearshore, strongest across the southern waters. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 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: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 20 to 30 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt early becoming 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 125 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt. San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Kittell www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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