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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

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...

PZZ600-211430-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 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 1031 mb surface high was
centered about 1500 NM west of Point Conception and a 1007 mb low
was near Las Vegas.

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PZZ645-211430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, N 2 ft at 10 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 20 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8
seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

PZZ670-211430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11
ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

$$

PZZ673-211430-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.

$$

PZZ676-211430-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15
seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with
vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gust to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds, W 6 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

PZZ650-211430-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2
to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
15 kt across western portion. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming
light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy
dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt.
Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming
light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Western portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming
light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-211430-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
627 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog
after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in
the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
19 seconds.
.TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds.

$$


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