Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
156 FZUS56 KLOX 081558 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary PZZ600-090415- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 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 1033 mb surface high was centered 500 NM southwest of Portland, Oregon and extending to a 1025 mb ridge in northern Nevada. A 1011 mb surface low was located over the southern California bight. Winds will slowly diminish across the northern and outer coastal waters tonight. $$ PZZ645-090415- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ670-090415- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 12 seconds, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft dominant period 12 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable 10 kt or less in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft at 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ673-090415- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest northwestern portion. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ676-090415- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ650-090415- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. S swell 2 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. S swell 2 ft in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ655-090415- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 858 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024 .TODAY...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. $$ Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles