Funding will support NOAA’s efforts to provide coastal climate resilience services

NOAA Fisheries summarizes what our scientists have been following and what SoCal’s rehabilitation centers have been experiencing.

JUNE 2024 UPDATE Oil spill area contingency plan & fish and wildlife annex posted on California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and Homeport websites.

CeNCOOS and SCCOOS support Farallon Institute’s 30 year ocean climate indicator, that synthesizes  local and regional ocean and atmospheric conditions that represent the state of the California coastal ocean. Update from Farallon on recently released MOCI: Northern, Central, and Southern California MOCI are now updated through June 2024. This season, California MOCI values have continued […]

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In need of some light reading this weekend? Check out the UNESCO Harmful Algae News article on the massive marine mammal stranding event due to domoic acid poisoning that occurred this summer in central and southern California written by Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System and colleagues at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), […]

Alex Tardy from National Weather Service San Diego providing an update on Tropical Cyclone Hilary (youtube link). The forecast cone is updated every six hours.  Flood watch has been issued for all of Southern California. Mountains/Deserts: 11 AM Saturday – 5 PM Monday Coast/Valleys: 5 AM Sunday – 11 PM Monday Rainfall is trending heavier: […]

Tropical Storm Hilary Potentially Impacting Southern California Beginning Sunday 20 August. We are tracking the wave height with the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) three-day forecast below.    The Coastal Process Group at the Center for Coastal Studies is also tracking wave forecasts and flooding at validated site locations in Southern California including Malibu, Will […]

Our new Strategic Plan (PDF version) provides an overview of SCCOOS legacy programs with a vision for growth over the next five years that responds directly to the needs of southern California coastal communities. We are grateful for the support and testimonials provided by key partners and stakeholders who rely on SCCOOS ocean observing, modeling and analysis, data […]