SST & Charts
SoCal Buoy Report
Real-time wind, swell, and water temperature from NDBC weather buoys across the SoCal bight. Updates every 10 minutes.
Data source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). Wind/gust in knots, waves in feet, temps in °F.
Live Ocean Conditions
Toggle layers in the top-right of the map: SST, waves, wind, currents, weather radar and more. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom anywhere in the world.
Map data powered by ECMWF and GFS models. Updated multiple times per day.
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Sea Surface Temperature
High-res SST with cloud-free and 3-day composite blending.
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Chlorophyll (Water Color)
Chlorophyll-a concentration — find the green/blue edges where bait stacks up.
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Surface Currents
Live ocean currents — track eddies, upwelling and temperature breaks.
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Swell & Waves
Significant wave height and swell direction for the run offshore.
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5-Day Wind Forecast
Wind speed and direction updated 4x daily.
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True Color Satellite
Enhanced true-color satellite imagery of the ocean surface.
Built For Finding Fish
- Global coverage — every region, no paywall
- Detailed bathymetry maps & depth contours
- Fishing hot spots and temperature breaks
- Fishing closures & political boundaries (where available)
- Custom route planning — drop pins, measure distance
- High-res Sea Surface Temperature (SST) charts
- Cloud-free SST and 3-day composite SST
- Chlorophyll charts with 1-day & 3-day composites
- Enhanced true-color satellite imagery
- Sea surface height & surface currents
- Real-time NDBC weather buoy data
- 5-day wind forecast updated 4× per day
How To Read The Chart
Look for tight color gradients in the SST layer — those are temperature breaks where bait piles up and predators hunt. Cross-reference with the chlorophyll layer to find green-to-blue water edges. Then check the currents layer for eddies that hold fish.
Plan The Run
Use the wind & wave forecast to pick a weather window. Drop a pin on a temperature break, route from your home port, and check the buoy data before you push off the dock.