Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
072 FZUS56 KLOX 101949 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-110845- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 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 1040 mb surface high was centered south of Aleutian islands, while a 1008 mb thermal low was located south of Las Vegas. $$ PZZ645-110845- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ670-110845- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ673-110845- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ676-110845- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Local gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ650-110845- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW to W wind 20 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Local gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ PZZ655-110845- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1249 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...E to SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...SE to S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles