NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   PZZ600-310630-  919 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026    .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara  Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary  and National Park...at 17Z or 9 AM PST, a 1034 mb surface high was  centered over northern Utah and extending to a 1027 mb ridge about 300  NM west of Point Conception. Meanwhile, a 1017 mb thermal trough was  located over Baja California with an inverted trough across the  southern California bight. Gusty NE winds are expected nearshore  this morning and tonight and into Saturday morning.    $$
   PZZ673-310630-  Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm  including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-  919 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON    TODAY  NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft,  subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11  ft at 14 seconds.  TONIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.  Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at  13 seconds.  SAT  N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to  6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.  SAT NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W  7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.  SUN  NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at  5 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.  SUN NIGHT  NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to  10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at  16 seconds. Patchy fog.  MON  N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and W  12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.  MON NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N  2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds.  TUE  N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at  14 seconds.  TUE NIGHT  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W  7 ft at 13 seconds.    $$