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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

PZZ600-202215-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 09Z or 2 AM PDT, a 1023 mb surface high was
800 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1009 mb thermal low was over
the border of SE California and Arizona.

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PZZ645-202215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ670-202215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at
13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-202215-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON 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 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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PZZ676-202215-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW
5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at
13 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-202215-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-202215-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
224 AM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...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 SW 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 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 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

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