Coastal Waters Forecast for East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island (PZZ650) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island (PZZ650)
Issued by: National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard, CA
Last Update: 1242 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026
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Today: Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning.

Tonight: W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Sat: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

Sat Night: W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.

Sun: W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds.

Sun Night: W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog.

Mon: Western portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog.

Mon Night: Western portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds.

Tue: Western portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.

Tue Night: Western portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.







Zone Forecast: East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island (PZZ650)

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