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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 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...
PZZ600-160930-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 18Z OR 11 AM PDT, A 1034 MB HIGH WAS
CENTERED ABOUT 1000 NM W OF POINT CONCEPTION. GALE FORCE WINDS AND
LARGE, STEEP SEAS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PZZ645-160930-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 10
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT
AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15
SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ670-160930-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT,
BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 16 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 17
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ673-160930-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15
SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 18 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 18 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
13 TO 18 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 13 FT AT
11 SECONDS, NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ676-160930-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. WAVE DETAIL:NW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT,
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS, NW 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ650-160930-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40
KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 20
TO 30 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SUN
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10
TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 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 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
PZZ655-160930-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
208 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 10
TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEN, BECOMING SE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR ANACAPA ISLAND IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 9 FT AT 10
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
SE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS, W 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
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