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Coastal Waters Forecast for California...RESENT
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 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...

PZZ600-131630-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 03Z, or 8 PM PDT, a  a 1030 mb surface high
was centered about 1000 NM W of Seattle, and a 1007 mb surface low
was 90 NM W of Portland. A cold front associated with this low will
move over the SW California waters Mon night through Tue. During
this time there will be a chance of thunderstorms over the waters.
See the MWSLOX for more information.

$$

PZZ645-131630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15
kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers
likely in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 4 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers with a slight chance
of tstms in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at
6 seconds, W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers
with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the evening.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Gusts to 25 kt. NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2
ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ670-131630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10
ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers
with a chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers
with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
7 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft
at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW
5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ673-131630-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft
at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of
tstms in the evening, then a chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers
likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW
9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at
7 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S
2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ676-131630-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at
7 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers
with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 6 ft
at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at
13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW
3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ650-131630-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25
kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Showers
likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of tstms after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at
7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms
in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ655-131630-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
857 PM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds, W
4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at
5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of9 tstms.
Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 20 kt.
Otherwise, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$


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