| 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: 709 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026 |  |
Today: Western portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern portion, light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Tonight: Western portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this evening becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Fri: Eastern portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Western portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Fri Night: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Sat: Eastern portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Sat Night: Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Sun: Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Sun Night: W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Mon: NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Mon Night: Western portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. | |
| Zone Forecast: East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island (PZZ650) | |
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