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: 830 AM PST Tue Feb 10 2026
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Today: SE wind 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of rain this afternoon.

Tonight: S wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.

Wed: SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

Wed Night: W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening.

Thu: NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.

Thu Night: NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

Fri: Western portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

Fri Night: NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat: NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds.

Sat Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.







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

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