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Santa Barbara Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 1st, 7:40pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 235° --- --- 49.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   10.2 ft 9 sec 300° --- --- 57.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 9 sec 290° --- --- 50.9 °F Backyard Buoys   3.3 ft 9 sec 267° --- --- 62.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 9 sec 291° --- --- 62.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 59.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 63.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 54.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec 313° --- --- 60.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 56.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 270° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 170° 56.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 325° --- --- 61.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 160° 56.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 180° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 61.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 210° 59.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.0 ft 11 sec --- 6-8 kt 180° 62.8 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 200° 60.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 227° --- --- 59.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° --- Point Sur, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 177° --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 62.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 300° 63.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 168° --- --- 63.7 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 64.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 65.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 270° 69.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 73.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 74.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 5 sec 282° --- --- 67.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 270° 70.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 71.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° 67.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 167° --- --- 74.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 171° --- --- 75.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 184° --- --- 75.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 76.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 5 sec 316° --- --- 67.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 75.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 76.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 75.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 76.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 282° --- --- 75.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 176° --- --- 73.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 300° 72.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 310° 69.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 80.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 79.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 67° --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 70° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 27° --- --- 80.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 9 sec 65° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 17 sec 159° --- --- 81.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec 69° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 71° --- --- 81.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 50° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.0 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 84.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 83.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 9 sec 98° --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 214° --- --- 81.7 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) 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 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) 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 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 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart NOAA CO-OPS station 9411340 — preliminary water level (last ~3 days) Chart: NOAA ERDDAP (coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov) Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 012146 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 989 mb surface low was was 600 NM NW of Seattle, WA. Hurricane Karina was 1300 NM southwest of Los Angeles but will remain well off the coast as it moves west. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. 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 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 k. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late tonight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 246 PM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service