Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
608 FZUS56 KLOX 120938 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-122230- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .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 1018 mb surface high was centered 900 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada. $$ PZZ645-122230- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ670-122230- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 35. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ673-122230- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ676-122230- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 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 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ650-122230- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. $$ PZZ655-122230- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 238 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 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. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...S wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 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. $$ RK www.weather.gov/losangeles