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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 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...

PZZ600-180400-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 12Z, or 5 AM PDT, a 1033 mb surface high was
1100 NM west of Portland, Oregon while a 1004 mb thermal low was
over central Nevada.

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PZZ645-180400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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

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PZZ670-180400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

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PZZ673-180400-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ676-180400-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ650-180400-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...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
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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PZZ655-180400-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
839 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...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. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.MON...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

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