


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
987 FZUS56 KLOX 031438 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 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... PZZ600-040330- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 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 1022 mb surface high was around 500 NM W of San Francisco, while a 1010 mb thermal low was near Las Vegas. $$ PZZ645-040330- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ670-040330- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 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 after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ673-040330- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-040330- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-040330- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ655-040330- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 738 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 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 after midnight. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles