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Coastal Waters Forecast for California...UPDATED
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

UPDATE FOR DENSE FOG

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...

PZZ600-231115-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 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 1023 mb high was
centered 350 NM west of Portland, Oregon and a 1008 mb low was south
of Las Vegas.


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PZZ645-231115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with 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 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ670-231115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft
at 13 seconds.
.WED 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 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-231115-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.

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PZZ676-231115-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1
NM or less.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-231115-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening,
becoming 5 to 10 kt. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to
10 kt after midnight. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-231115-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
304 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...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
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 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
14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.

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