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TAR/OIL 7.9/10 0 reports today Β· last 4 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
10.0 Sand
7.9 Water
Surf
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Wind
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sideshore Β· E
Tide ft MLLW
H 4:07 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 5.0 Β· 4:07 PM
Temps
– Water
64.2Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

now 7.9

Surf

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

64.2Β°Fsunny4.5 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:31 AM Β· Sunset 7:14 PM
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TodayUV 5 ModerateSunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:14 PMMoonrise 12:13 AMMoonset 3:38 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 17, 5:49 PM anon Waterline Clean None Film – – Sheen – C
Jul 17, 4:00 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 17, 2:12 PM tarhunter Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard Tar balls, Odor – C
Jul 17, 7:44 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 15, 11:16 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 14, 3:14 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 13, 4:53 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Film – – – – B
Jul 13, 8:45 AM anon Waterline Sheen None Balls – – None – C
Jul 12, 8:18 AM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 11, 12:41 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – Sheen – B
Jul 9, 4:37 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 9, 2:32 PM tide_pool_tom Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 9, 7:28 AM mesa_lane_mary Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 8, 5:34 PM anon Dry sand Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Firm None – A
Jul 8, 12:47 PM channelkeeper_dana Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Hard Sheen – C
Jul 8, 7:15 AM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Slab Hard None – B
Jul 7, 11:38 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – C
Jul 6, 3:19 PM carp_surfer Waterline Clean None Balls – – Sheen, Tar balls – C
Jul 5, 5:57 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 4, 9:56 AM channelkeeper_dana Rocks Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Slab Hard None – 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 13, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT THEY DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE MARINA DEL REY HARBOR. 22.1 km β€”
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Jun 3, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN MARINA DEL REY. THE SHEEN IS 100 YARDS X 100 YARDS, AND SILVERY. 22.3 km β€”
May 2, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING AN UNKNOWNS SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE A BASIN OF THE MARINA DEL REY MARINA WATERS. SHEEN IS UP TO 200 YDS X 80 YD… 21.8 km β€”
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Jan 18, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT THEY DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN MARINA DEL REY. 21.5 km β€”
Sep 25, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THE DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ON THE WATERS OF THE MARINA DEL RAY. 22 km β€”
Feb 6, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THE DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE ON THE WATER AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. THE NAME OF THE BODY OF WAT… 21.5 km β€”
Jan 8, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED DUE TO A LARGE WILD LAND FIRE HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUNOFF INTO THE SANTA MONICA BAY. THIS RANGES FROM BUILDING… 14.4 km β€”
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