


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
326 FZUS56 KLOX 162048 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 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... PZZ600-171000- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 20Z, or 1 PM PDT, a 1028 mb high was about 800 NM WSW of San Francisco, while a 1008 mb low was in western Arizona. Gale force winds and rough seas will impact most of the coastal waters over the weekend. $$ PZZ645-171000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ670-171000- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ673-171000- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-171000- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-171000- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Patchy drizzle after midnight. .SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Eastern Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ655-171000- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 148 PM PDT Fri May 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle after midnight. .SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain with patchy drizzle in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .SUN 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles