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FZUS56 KLOX 181056
CWFLOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
346 AM PDT SAT OCT 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...
PZZ600-182300-
246 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 09Z, OR 2 AM PDT, A 1026 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
ABOUT 1000 NM WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION AND A 1016 MB THERMAL LOW
WAS OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
PZZ645-182300-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
246 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
16 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ670-182300-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND NW 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 19 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND NW 10 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
PZZ673-182300-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
246 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY
DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND NW 9 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
9 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ676-182300-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
246 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
TODAY
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
15 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
PZZ650-182300-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
246 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ655-182300-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
346 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
WED NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RK
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