


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
640 FZUS56 KLOX 090929 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 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... PZZ600-092230- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1009 surface trough was located over northern California with a frontal boundary out to the southwest, while a 1035 mb surface high was located about 1625 NM northwest of Point Conception. Moisture from Tropical Storm Priscilla will move northward bringing a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms for the inner coastal waters adjacent to Los Angeles and Orange Counties Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning. Gales are likely across the outer coastal waters between Friday and Saturday night. $$ PZZ645-092230- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ670-092230- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 10 seconds, SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ673-092230- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ676-092230- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and SE 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ PZZ650-092230- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. $$ PZZ655-092230- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 229 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. .SAT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. $$ Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles