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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 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...

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826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 03Z, or 8 PM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was
centered 900 NM W of Point Conception and a 988 mb low was centered
300 NM west of Seattle. Seas will continue to build across the
waters tonight, with large seas persisting through Saturday. Strong
winds will affect portions of the waters through Saturday.

$$

PZZ645-281615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
14 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft
at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 6 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

$$

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Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 13 to
16 ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft
at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft,
subsiding to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 13 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at
12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain after
midnight.
.SUN...SE to S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

$$

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Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17
ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt
possible in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail:
W 14 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft,
subsiding to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 13 seconds and
S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW
6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

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Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt
possible in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Wave Detail:
W 14 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
A slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of
rain.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$

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East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt.
Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with
gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt possible in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to
35 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt.
Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt,
becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
W 6 ft at 7 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest
western portion. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.

$$

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Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
826 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming becoming
15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western
portion. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2
ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Strongest
western portion. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest
western portion. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds
and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest
western portion. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds
and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

$$


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