Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
246 FZUS56 KLOX 281655 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-290515- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 9 AM PDT, a 1020 mb surface high was centered over western Colorado, while a 1006 mb thermal low was south of Las Vegas, NV. Post-Tropical Cyclone Odalys was 740 NM SW of Los Angeles while Hurricane Polo was 820 NM SSE of Los Angeles. SW to SE swells from both systems will bring elevated southerly swell to our waters through at least Tuesday. $$ PZZ645-290515- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ670-290515- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds, NW 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. 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 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ673-290515- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, SE 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds, SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ676-290515- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...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, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds, N 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ650-290515- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. $$ PZZ655-290515- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 955 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 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 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles