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FZUS56 KLOX 151441
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
741 AM 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...
PZZ600-160345-
741 AM 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 12Z OR 5 AM PDT, A 1035 MB HIGH WAS CENTERED
ABOUT 1300 NM W OF POINT CONCEPTION. GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE,
STEEP SEAS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PZZ645-160345-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
741 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
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 12 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 10
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 10 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
10 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 10 SECONDS, NW
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 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
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
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POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
741 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12
FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
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 14 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 14 TO 18 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 15 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: N
11 FT AT 10 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 16 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS, NE 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS.
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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
741 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 10
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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
13 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 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 14 TO 18
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS, NW 10 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TUE
NW 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PZZ676-160345-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
741 AM 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...
TODAY
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 10 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 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 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS, W 8 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 15
FT, BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 14 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 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 11
SECONDS, NW 10 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
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
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EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
741 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
WESTERN PORTION, E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING
W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10
SECONDS.
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 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 11
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45
KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 20
TO 30 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 9 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 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND W 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 12 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 12 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
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INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
741 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TODAY
SE TO S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
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 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
MON
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
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