


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
175 FZUS56 KLOX 081540 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 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... PZZ600-090430- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z, or 8 AM PDT, a 1030 mb surface high was about 1750 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1012 mb surface low was over the Gulf of California. Moderate northwest flow will persist over the northern and outer waters with persistent light to occasionally moderate onshore flow across the inner waters. $$ PZZ645-090430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ670-090430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ PZZ673-090430- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ676-090430- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-090430- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ655-090430- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 840 AM PDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. $$ Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles