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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 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...

PZZ600-191630-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 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 1020 mb surface high was
centered 700 NM SW of Los Angeles, while a 1004 mb thermal low was
located near the California-Nevada-Arizona borders.

$$

PZZ645-191630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2
ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 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.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ670-191630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ673-191630-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ676-191630-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED 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 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ650-191630-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 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 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ655-191630-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
848 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED 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 SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 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.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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