Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
310 FZUS56 KLOX 282010 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... PZZ600-291000- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 18Z or 11 AM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was over the Eastern Pacific and a 1005 mb low was south of Las Vegas. $$ PZZ645-291000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ670-291000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ673-291000- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ676-291000- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ650-291000- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ655-291000- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 110 PM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles