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TAR/OIL 10.0/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
10.0 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Offshore swell –
Wind
4 kt
offshore Β· ENE
Tide ft MLLW
H 4:07 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 5.0 Β· 4:07 PM
Temps
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63.5Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 10.0

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” San Pedro46222 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
63.5Β°Fpartly cloudy4 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:27 AM Β· Sunset 7:10 PM
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TodayUV 2 LowSunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:10 PMMoonrise 12:11 AMMoonset 3:33 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 6:52 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 16, 9:48 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm – – B
Jul 15, 4:38 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 15, 3:04 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 15, 1:21 PM tarball_tracker Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 14, 8:55 AM anon Waterline Sheen None Balls – – None – A
Jul 12, 12:08 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 11, 11:19 AM tide_pool_tom Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 10, 2:42 PM eastbeach_ellie Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 9, 6:18 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Film – – None – B
Jul 9, 4:19 PM ellwood_erin Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – A
Jul 9, 11:19 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 7, 2:08 PM gaviota_kid Rocks Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 7, 6:29 AM channelkeeper_kai Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 6, 3:17 PM tide_pool_tom Wrack line Black line None Balls – – – – B
Jul 6, 3:07 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 5, 2:02 PM anon Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Slab Firm Sheen – C
Jul 4, 7:53 AM channelkeeper_chris Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 3, 6:15 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 3, 8:31 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Hard – – B

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46222 just now
Wave ht 3.9ft
Period 15s
Water temp 70.9Β°F
Station 46222 on NDBC →

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Nearby Incident Reports

Aug 2, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: ****POTENTIAL RELEASE***** CALLER REPORTING A CAPSIZED VESSEL TAKING ON WATER OFF SHORE OF NEWPORT BEACH. THE POTENTIAL DISCHARGE WAS REPOR… 13.3 km β€”
Jul 11, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED THAT A VESSEL HAD AN OIL LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEADING TO THE BILGE. WHILE CLEANING THE BILGE, THEY LIFTE… 14.5 km β€”
May 18, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING THE DISCHARGE OF APPROX (2-3) GALLONS OF BIO DEGRADABLE HYDRAULIC FLUID (POWER FLOW NZ HYDRAULIC OIL 46), FROM A RUPTURED H… 13.4 km β€”
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Apr 4, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL CROSSOVER VALVE FAILED, CAUSING A RELEASE OF AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL INTO THE WATERS OF NEWPORT HAR… 14.4 km β€”
Feb 1, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED A PLEASURE CRAFT STRUCK A REEF AND IS SINKING. THERE IS BELIEVED TO BE A RELEASE OF FUEL AT THIS TIME. 0.4 km β€”
Oct 15, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THAT THE BILGE ACTIVATED ON A PLEASURE CRAFT VESSEL, RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF ABOUT (10-15) GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL IN… 11.9 km β€”
Oct 7, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER IS REPORTING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR. THE SHEEN IS RAINBOW IN COLOR AND 400FT X 500FT IN … 14.5 km β€”
Sep 27, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: UNKNOWN SHEEN SIGHTING. EXACT SOURCE OF THE SHEEN IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. 15 km β€”
Aug 31, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THE DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN SHEEN AT A MOORING FIELD FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ON THE WATERS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. IT IS SU… 14.5 km β€”
Aug 14, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED A MYSTERY SHEEN IN THE WATER. CALLER COULD NOT SOURCE THE SHEEN. 13.2 km β€”
Feb 6, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER STATES THAT AN OLD WOODEN BOAT BILGE PUMP IS ACTIVATING FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND IS DISCHARGING AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF AN UNKNOWN OIL RE… 14.5 km β€”
Jan 25, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A PLEASURE CRAFT VESSEL HAD AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DIESEL FUEL RELEASING FROM ITS EXHAUST PORT DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS… 12.2 km β€”
Apr 20, 2010 IncidentNews F/V Pacific Bully; Santa Ana jetty, CA 18.9 km Source β†—
Nov 28, 2005 IncidentNews F/V Ace; Dana Point, CA 19.5 km Source β†—
Feb 7, 1990 IncidentNews T/V American Trader; Huntington Beach, California 23.7 km Source β†—