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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
PZZ600-170930-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
.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 1034 MB HIGH WAS OVER
UTAH FORCING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS OVER OUR
LOCAL WATERS. A MODERATE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
PZZ645-170930-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS, W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ670-170930-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 13
SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW
3 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
14 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ673-170930-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6
SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 17 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WED
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ676-170930-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT EARLY, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 12
SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 13
SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ650-170930-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
EASTERN PORTION, E WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH EARLY EVENING
GUSTS TO 30 KT. WESTERN PORTION, E WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5
SECONDS.
SAT
EASTERN PORTION, E WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN PORTION, E WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5
SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, W 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
MON
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
TUE
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
E WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
PZZ655-170930-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
128 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. OTHERWISE,
E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 10 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, E WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
17 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
15 SECONDS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
16 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4
FT AT 8 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
TUE
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WED
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
RK
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