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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 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...
PZZ600-162130-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
.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 1030 MB HIGH WAS 625 NM
WEST OF SEATTLE, WHILE A 1010 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTER WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO LATE TONIGHT.
PZZ645-162130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30
KT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT, BECOMING N
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WESTERN PORTION. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
FRI
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 6 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ670-162130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 10
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI 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 10 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 17 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ673-162130-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
TODAY
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 9
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 13 FT AT 10
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 8
FT AT 9 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ676-162130-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
TODAY
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35
KT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT, BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT. STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 5
FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4
FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 14 SECONDS.
MON
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
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EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERN PORTION, LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
FRI
EASTERN PORTION, NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT,
BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN PORTION, NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
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INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
214 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
FRI
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS,
W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 2 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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