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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

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...

PZZ600-231015-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 21Z, or 1 PM PST, a 1043 mb surface high was
centered about 300 NM north of Seattle. An inverted trough was
centered from Baja California northwestward to the coast of
southwestern CA. Moderate to strong NE to E winds will again
affect portions of the southern coastal waters through Thu.

$$

PZZ645-231015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog
after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance
of showers in the evening.

$$

PZZ670-231015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft
at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

$$

PZZ673-231015-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12
ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
12 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10
ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

$$

PZZ676-231015-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5
to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14
seconds.
.THU...NE wind 15 to 25 kt wit local gusts to 30 kt, becoming N 10
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11
seconds.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8
ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

$$

PZZ650-231015-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...From Ventura to eastern Santa Cruz Island and southward
NE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NE wind 5 to 10
kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU...From Ventura to eastern Santa Cruz Island and southward, NE
wind 20 to 30 kt with with gusts to 35 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft
at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...W to NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain
likely.
.SUN...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A
chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight.

$$

PZZ655-231015-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
122 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...From Malibu to Point Mugu and out to Anacapa Island, NE
wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Through San Pedro Channel, NE
wind 5 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.THU...From Malibu to Point Mugu and out to Anacapa Island, NE
wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in in
the afternoon. Through San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds
and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...From Malibu to Point Mugu and out to Anacapa Island, NE
wind 10 to 20 kt. Through San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 15 kt,
becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming W 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11
seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain
likely.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10
seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
A chance of showers.

$$


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