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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

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...

PZZ600-151615-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 03Z, or 8 PM PDT, a 1021 mb surface high was
centered 250 NM WNW of San Francisco and a 1007 mb surface low was
near Las Vegas. Chances for thunderstorms begin Tuesday night, but
increase Wednesday into the weekend. Gusty and erratic winds,
frequent cloud to surface lightning, and brief heavy downpours may
be possible with any thunderstorm that forms.

$$

PZZ645-151615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt this evening,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7
seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the morning.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ670-151615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt this
evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt early, becoming 10
to 15 kt by the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy dense fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
18 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
A slight chance of tstms.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight
chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ673-151615-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3
ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt early, becoming NW to
N 10 to 15 kt by the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4
ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the
evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3
ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at
12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ676-151615-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 4
to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming
light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
A slight chance of tstms.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ650-151615-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the western
portion, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ655-151615-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
820 PM PDT Sun Sep 14 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt in the
evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
tstms.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$


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