Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
532 FZUS56 KLOX 260319 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-261600- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 8 PM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was 700 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1008 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada. Hurricane Odalys was 1000 NM SSW of Los Angeles while Hurricane Polo was 1000 NM SSE of Los Angeles. While both storms will stay far away from the California coast, SW to SE swells from both systems will bring increasing waves to the coast this weekend into early next week. $$ PZZ645-261600- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ670-261600- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, S 4 ft at 14 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ673-261600- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ676-261600- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt NW of San Nicolas Island. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ650-261600- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. .SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. .MON...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ655-261600- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 819 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles