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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 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...

PZZ600-172200-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 06Z, or 11 PM PDT, a 1030 mb high was about
1250 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb low was south of
Las Vegas. Gale force winds and rough seas will impact most of the
coastal waters over the weekend.

$$

PZZ645-172200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gust to 20 kt, becoming 15 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ670-172200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-172200-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft,
subsiding to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and
NW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 2 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ676-172200-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft,
subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft,
subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and
S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-172200-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Western portion, light winds, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with
gusts to 30 kt this afternoon. Eastern portion, light winds,
becoming W 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds.
Patchy drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt.
Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SUN...Western Portion, W to NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt. Eastern Portion, 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 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening,
becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 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 10 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-172200-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
113 AM PDT Sat May 17 2025

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

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to
25 kt this afternoon. Strongest winds western portion. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle this morning.
.TONIGHT...Western portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt.
Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft
at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to
15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in
the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...E 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

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