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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
PZZ600-220400-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 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, THERE WAS A 1008 MB LOW WAS
300 NM WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION. THIS LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL IMPACT OUR COASTAL WATERS TODAY, BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS.
PZZ645-220400-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
TODAY
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF TSTMS.
THU
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ670-220400-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
TODAY
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. CWF
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ673-220400-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS,
NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS.
THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ676-220400-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
TODAY
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT
AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ650-220400-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TODAY
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
THU
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
FRI
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ655-220400-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
713 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TODAY
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
TO 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS.
THU
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
RAT
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