Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
737 FZUS56 KLOX 031624 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 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... PZZ600-040515- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z, or 8 AM PST, a 1029 mb surface high was centered about 300 NM west of Portland, Oregon, while a 1012 mb surface trough was located over the Santa Barbara Channel. Marginally gusty winds will continue across the northern and nearshore waters, then gusty northeast winds with choppy seas will develop nearshore between Rincon Point and Santa Monica and through the San Pedro Channel tonight and Thursday morning. $$ PZZ645-040515- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ670-040515- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ673-040515- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-040515- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-040515- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...Eastern Portion, E wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ655-040515- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N to NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles