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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 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...
PZZ600-241445-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 00Z OR 5 PM PDT, A 1035 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
CENTERED 1400 NM W OF SEATTLE, WHILE A 1004 MB THERMAL LOW WAS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS. HURRICANE FAUSTO WAS OVER 1000 NM
SW OF LOS ANGELES.
PZZ645-241445-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION THIS EVENING. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
18 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ670-241445-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SUN
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ673-241445-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SUN
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ676-241445-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 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 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
N WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS, W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ650-241445-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT 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
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
NW TO W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2
FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, W WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NW TO W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4
FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
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 AND SW 2 FT AT 17 SECONDS.
PZZ655-241445-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
718 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING,
BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
FRI
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
SW TO W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16
SECONDS.
MON
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 17
SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16
SECONDS.
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