Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
188 FZUS56 KLOX 090950 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-092230- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 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, a 1027 mb surface high was 1000 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb thermal low was located near Las Vegas. $$ PZZ645-092230- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ670-092230- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt becomig 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ673-092230- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ676-092230- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 .TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ650-092230- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt early, becoming light by mid morning, then W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ655-092230- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 250 AM PDT Sun Aug 9 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 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. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles