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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 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...

PZZ600-290245-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 12Z, or 5 AM PDT, a 990 mb low was centered
200 NM W of Seattle. Very large seas will continue across the
waters and tonight, then will begin to slowly subside Sat and Sat
night. Strong to Gale force winds will affect the waters through
Saturday.

$$

PZZ645-290245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10
kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming SE to S 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 5 ft at 14
seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6 ft at 14
seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15
seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2
ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain.

$$

PZZ670-290245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 18 ft.
Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 18 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft, subsiding to 12
to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 14 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12
ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10
kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft in the evening, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11
seconds. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance
of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5
ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7
ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain
in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.

$$

PZZ673-290245-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Wave
Detail: S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 18 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 15
to 18 ft, subsiding to 12 to 15 ft late. Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at
14 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12
ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt early, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 6
ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain
after midnight.

$$

PZZ676-290245-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 ft,
subsiding to 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and
W 14 ft at 15 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 13
to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18
seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12
ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16
seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4
to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14
seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14
seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-290245-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt,
becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Eastern
Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to
25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave
Detail: W 10 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Western portion, W to NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 15 to
25 kt late. Eastern portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 10 to 20
kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 8
seconds.
.SAT...W to NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9
ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15
kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11
seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 9
seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...W to NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of rain after midnight.

$$

PZZ655-290245-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
730 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt this afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 6 to 8 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds. A slight
chance of rain with patchy drizzle this morning. Patchy fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...Northwestern portion, W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local
gusts to 35 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, W wind 15 to
25 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: W 10 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...W to NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10
to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2
ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7
seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15
seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W to NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 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 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.

$$

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