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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
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...
PZZ600-191000-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
.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, A 1032 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
ABOUT 800 NM W OF SAN FRANCISCO, WHILE A 1002 MB LOW WAS OVER THE
UTAH. GALE FORCE WINDS AND STEEP, CHOPPY SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.
PZZ645-191000-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10
FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ670-191000-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9
FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7
FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PZZ673-191000-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
35 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 12 FT AT 9
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 18 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 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
PZZ676-191000-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
35 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 250 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6
FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 18 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
PZZ650-191000-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 5
TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 9
SECONDS.
MON
WESTERN PORTION, NW 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10
SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15
KT LATE. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TUE
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10
SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10
KT LATE. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WED
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, SW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 9
SECONDS.
PZZ655-191000-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
130 PM PDT SUN MAY 18 2025
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15
SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LEWIS
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