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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

PZZ600-172200-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1032 mb surface high was
800 NM W of Seattle, while a 1006 mb thermal low was over northern
Nevada.

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PZZ645-172200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...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 and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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PZZ670-172200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON 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 17 seconds.

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PZZ673-172200-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 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 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

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PZZ676-172200-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog
in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.

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PZZ650-172200-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming
light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
7 seconds.
.MON...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds
and W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.

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PZZ655-172200-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
202 AM PDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 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.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.

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