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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
PZZ600-190400-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 12Z OR 5 AM PDT, A 1028 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
ABOUT 650 NM W OF PORTLAND, WHILE A 1006 MB THERMAL LOW WAS LOCATED
OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND STEEP, CHOPPY SEAS
WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE WATERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
PZZ645-190400-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI 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 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT 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 8 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ670-190400-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
WED
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ673-190400-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
WED
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ676-190400-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
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 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
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 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI 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 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
PZZ650-190400-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
WESTERN PORTION, LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, LIGHT WINDS,
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT.
EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
WED
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, W WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
FRI
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SAT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, W
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
PZZ655-190400-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
705 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT
AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
THU NIGHT
SW 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
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRI
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.
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
14 SECONDS.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
RAT
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