Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
443 FZUS56 KLOX 292113 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-301000- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was 1000 NM northwest of Los Angeles, while a 1000 mb surface low was in southern Arizona. The southerly swell from Hurricane Polo will continue to decrease through this evening as Polo tracks into mainland Mexico. $$ PZZ645-301000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ670-301000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ673-301000- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ676-301000- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ650-301000- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ655-301000- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU 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 11 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles