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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

PZZ600-131515-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 00Z or 5 PM PDT, a 1019 mb surface high was
centered 550 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb thermal low
was just south of Las Vegas.

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PZZ645-131515-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.

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Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-131515-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11
ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
3 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

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Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft,
building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2
ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft,
subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at
9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

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East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

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

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming
light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt
becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern
Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20
kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9
seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...Western portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt.
Eastern portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Western portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W
wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...E to SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.

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PZZ655-131515-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
704 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft
at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SUN...NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2
ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.MON...SE 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. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.TUE...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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