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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

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...

PZZ600-212215-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, the remnants of Tropical
Storm Elida were 500 NM southwest of Point Conception and moving
northward, but remain well to the west of the nearshore waters.
Otherwise, there was a 1028 mb high 700 NM W of Seattle and a 1006
mb low near Las Vegas.

$$

PZZ645-212215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 4 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 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S
4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ670-212215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds and S 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-212215-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
7 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ676-212215-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...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 6 seconds and S 3 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft
at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-212215-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt
in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming 10 to 20 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW 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
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-212215-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
237 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S
3 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds.

$$



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