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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
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...
PZZ600-131000-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
.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, THERE WAS A 1032 MB HIGH
600 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT CONCEPTION AND AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
PZZ645-131000-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4
FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16
SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TUE
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ670-131000-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 8
SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 5 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ673-131000-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 8
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8 FT AT
9 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 20 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
PZZ676-131000-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15
TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 9
SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND 10 TO 20 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
3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
MON
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ650-131000-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 20 SECONDS.
SUN
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
PZZ655-131000-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
115 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
FRI
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI 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
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN 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
19 SECONDS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
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