Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
583 FZUS56 KLOX 132025 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-140915- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 20Z or 1 PM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was centered 1200 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1001 mb thermal low was over the California high deserts. $$ PZZ645-140915- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ670-140915- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ673-140915- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ676-140915- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ650-140915- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ655-140915- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 125 PM PDT Sun Sep 13 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles