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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, February 21st, 8:35am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 300° --- --- 39.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   24.0 ft 14 sec 322° --- --- 43.7 °F Backyard Buoys   5.6 ft 8 sec 221° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   7.5 ft 11 sec 215° --- --- 48.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 11 sec 218° --- --- 49.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   14.4 ft 11 sec 195° --- --- 51.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 230° --- --- 50.2 °F Newport PWS North   13.5 ft 11 sec 209° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   13.8 ft 11 sec 210° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   13.5 ft 11 sec 209° --- --- 51.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 221° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 30° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 27-35 kt 150° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   12.8 ft 8 sec 184° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 140° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 100° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 180° 56.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 5 sec 154° --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 259° --- --- 55.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 130° 55.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 4 sec --- 17-21 kt 120° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 56.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 80° 56.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 341° --- --- 55.9 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 309° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 150° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 57.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 100° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 321° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° 58.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 110° 58.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 7 sec 239° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 283° --- --- 58.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 59.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 59.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° 58.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 60.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 269° --- --- 60.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 217° --- --- 60.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 60.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 220° --- --- 60.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 306° --- --- 59.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 61.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 59.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 60.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 61.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 61.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 284° --- --- 61.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 59.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- 61.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 62.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 59.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 120° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 100° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 73.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   9.2 ft 11 sec 72° --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 100° 75.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 33° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   8.9 ft 11 sec 56° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   9.8 ft 10 sec 58° --- --- 76.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 171° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 144° --- --- 76.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.5 ft 11 sec 81° --- --- 75.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 10 sec 223° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.2 ft 10 sec 69° --- --- 75.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 60° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 90° 76.1 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 13 sec 63° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 11 sec 40° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 11 sec 53° --- --- 84.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 10° --- --- 85.1 °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 211127 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 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... 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 12 AM PST, a 1020 mb high was centered 200 NM SW of Point Conception and a 996 mb low was 400 NM W of Seattle, WA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, becoming 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN SE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, becoming 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, becoming 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 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 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1258 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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