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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 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...

PZZ600-191700-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 00Z, or 5 AM PDT, a 1031 mb high was 1400 NM
W of San Francisco and a 1000 mb low was near Las Vegas. Gale force
winds and hazardous seas are expected at times through the weekend
across the Outer Waters and portions of the Inner Waters.

$$

PZZ645-191700-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with local gusts to 40 kt in the
evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7
ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON 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 9 seconds and N
2 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ670-191700-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with local gusts to 40 kt in the
evening. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-191700-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10
ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt with local gusts to 40 kt. Seas 9
to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ676-191700-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8
ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-191700-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 5 to
10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming
light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35
kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10
to 20 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt
with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to
15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7
ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40
kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt
with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt
with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to
20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40
kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt
with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7
ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in
the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15
kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15
kt late. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
8 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-191700-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
802 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 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.
.THU NIGHT...NW to W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt in
the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to W 10 to 20 kt with local
gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to W wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt,
becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT...NE to SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to W 10 to 20 kt with
local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to W wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt,
becoming NE to SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 8 seconds.

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