


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
319 FZUS56 KLOX 092124 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 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... PZZ600-100945- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .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 1008 mb low was located in western Nevada, while a 1035 mb surface high was centered about 1400 NM west of Seattle. Moisture from Tropical Storm Priscilla will move northward bringing a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms for the inner coastal waters adjacent to Los Angeles and Orange Counties Thursday afternoon through Friday evening. Gales are likely across the outer coastal waters between Friday and Saturday night. $$ PZZ645-100945- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts up to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Showers likely. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ670-100945- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUE...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ673-100945- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ676-100945- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ650-100945- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. $$ PZZ655-100945- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 224 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Strongest near Point Dume and across the San Pedro Channel. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers this evening. A slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts 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. A slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles