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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 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...

PZZ600-172215-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1026 mb high was 700 NM
W of Point Conception and a 1004 mb low was over southern Nevada.
Gale force winds and steep choppy waves are expected at times this
week across the Outer Waters and the westernmost portions of the
Inner Waters.

$$

PZZ645-172215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts
to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S
3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ670-172215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ673-172215-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt late. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
14 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ676-172215-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gust to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30
kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-172215-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Western Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt, with local gusts to 35
kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming
15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to
25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W in the
afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion,
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-172215-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
258 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.

$$



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