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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

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...

PZZ600-082330-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 10Z, or 3 AM PDT, a 1019 mb surface high was
located about 800 NM west of Point Conception. A 1004 mb thermal
low was centered near Lake Havasu. Areas of dense fog will affect
much of the coastal waters through at least Wed morning.

$$

PZZ645-082330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense
fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10
kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ670-082330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt early, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Areas of dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 7
to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17
seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16
seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5
ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ673-082330-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17
seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 late. Seas 6 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16
seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 6
to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ676-082330-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt early, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Areas
of dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6
ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.

$$

PZZ650-082330-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog this
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3
ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10
kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10
kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming light late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.

$$

PZZ655-082330-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
321 AM PDT Tue Oct 8 2024

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Areas of dense fog
this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3
ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.FRI 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 5 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2
ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

$$



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