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TAR/OIL 8.7/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
8.7 Sand
8.7 Water
Surf
SURF – Β· –
Offshore swell –
Wind
4.9 kt
offshore 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
64.1Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 8.7

Surf

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

Weather
64.1Β°Fsunny4.9 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:31 AM Β· Sunset 7:15 PM
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Wind direction
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TodayUV 5 ModerateSunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:15 PMMoonrise 12:14 AMMoonset 3:39 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 12:55 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – B
Jul 17, 4:37 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm Sheen – C
Jul 17, 8:42 AM leadbetter_lee Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – A
Jul 16, 4:06 PM anon Waterline Sheen Sporadic 1-10% Balls Palm – None – B
Jul 15, 8:58 AM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Hard None – C
Jul 14, 11:15 AM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – C
Jul 12, 8:39 AM anon Wrack line Sheen Sporadic 1-10% Film – – None – A
Jul 11, 8:12 AM leadbetter_lee Waterline Black line Sporadic 1-10% Greasy coat – Hard – – C
Jul 10, 5:23 PM driftwood_dave Waterline Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Firm None – B
Jul 10, 8:18 AM anon Waterline Black line Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm None – C
Jul 9, 12:52 PM anon Rocks Clean Sporadic 1-10% Film – – – – C
Jul 9, 6:27 AM tide_pool_tom Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Firm None – C
Jul 6, 1:08 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky None – C
Jul 2, 4:18 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – C
Jul 2, 1:42 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – C
Jul 2, 11:41 AM tarball_tracker Dry sand Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Firm – – A
Jul 1, 5:05 PM tide_pool_tom Wrack line Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls – Hard None – C
Jul 1, 4:43 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – C
Jul 1, 11:01 AM anon Waterline Sheen Trace <1% Balls Coin – – – C
Jun 30, 3:53 PM channelkeeper_lu Waterline Black line Sporadic 1-10% Film – – Sheen – 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 22, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE OF THE COAST OF VENTURA COUNTY. CALLER STATED THAT IT STRETCHES AT LEAST 2-3 MILES X… 16.6 km β€”
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Aug 6, 2024 IncidentNews Satellite Imagery Anomaly; off Malibu, CA 15.3 km Source β†—
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