Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
991 FZUS56 KLOX 280140 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-281415- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 00Z or 5 PM 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. $$ PZZ645-281415- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ670-281415- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, S 4 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 30 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 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 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 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .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 SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ673-281415- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ676-281415- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 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 12 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 12 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: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds, W 6 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: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .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. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 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 5 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ650-281415- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, 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, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 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 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 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 NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. $$ PZZ655-281415- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 640 PM PDT Sun Sep 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 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 12 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 13 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .THU 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 and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 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