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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 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...

PZZ600-180400-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 15Z, or 8 AM PDT, a 1024 mb high was 1100 NM
W of Point Conception and a 1002 mb low was over southern Nevada.
Gale force winds with steep and choppy waves are expected at times
this week across the Outer Waters portions of the Inner Waters.

$$

PZZ645-180400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35
kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to
25 kt late this evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7
seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.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 after midnight.
.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 in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ670-180400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ673-180400-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt late. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 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 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 in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW
14 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft
at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
13 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ676-180400-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

$$

PZZ650-180400-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Western Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt, with local gusts to 35
kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming
15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to
25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.WED...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W in the
afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion,
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in
the morning.
.THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion,
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W
wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion,
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-180400-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
807 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

$$


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