Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
396 FZUS56 KLOX 222031 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 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... PZZ600-231000- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .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 1035 MB surface high was centered 1000 NM west of San Fransisco. A 1008 MB thermal low was centered near Needles. $$ PZZ645-231000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .THU...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. $$ PZZ670-231000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. $$ PZZ673-231000- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. $$ PZZ676-231000- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy drizzle. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. $$ PZZ650-231000- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .THU...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .FRI...Western portion, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Western portion, NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...Western portion, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western portion, NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. $$ PZZ655-231000- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 131 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...W wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. $$ RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles