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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 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...

PZZ600-221600-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 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 1035 mb surface high
was about 1300 NM west of Seattle and a 1004 mb low was located
near Las Vegas.

$$

PZZ645-221600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4
ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2
to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ670-221600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 11
seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8
seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3
ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10
seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5
seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ673-221600-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ676-221600-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ650-221600-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog and
drizzle in the morning.
.TUE 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 3 to 5
ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ655-221600-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
818 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025

.TONIGHT...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 and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3
to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$


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