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: 951 PM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026
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Tonight: W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 nm or less.

Thu: SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 nm or less.

Thu Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.

Fri: Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.

Fri Night: W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat: Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

Sat Night: NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.

Sun: N 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 10 seconds.

Sun Night: Western portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern portion, light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

Mon: Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.

Mon Night: W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds.







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

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