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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 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...

PZZ600-230945-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 18Z, or 11 AM PDT, a 1013 mb surface low was
150 NM N of San Francisco. Moderate to strong northwest winds will
continue over coastal waters through at least Saturday, with gales
expected and seas exceeding 10 feet. Strongest winds and highest
seas will occur in the Outer Waters and Northern Inner Waters.

$$

PZZ645-230945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 10 to
20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
fog this evening.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to
35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7
seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the
evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail:
NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3
ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ670-230945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2
ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2
ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ673-230945-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10
ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9
ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8
to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6
ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7
ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ676-230945-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail:NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ650-230945-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15
kt late. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt
in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to
20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15
to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt,
becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8
seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6
seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ655-230945-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
228 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2
ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt with local
gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4
ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming
5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6
ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8
seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$



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