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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
926 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
PZZ600-171745-
926 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 03Z OR 8 PM PDT, A 1028 MB HIGH WAS 900 NM W
OF SAN FRANCISCO, EXTENDING INLAND TO 1024 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN. AN INVERTED TROUGH WAS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH SAT. A MODERATE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
PZZ645-171745-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
926 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
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 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: NW 3 FT AT 12 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 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 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.
PZZ670-171745-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
926 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 12 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.
PZZ673-171745-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
926 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, NW 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 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.
PZZ676-171745-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
926 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT
E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS, NW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W 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.
PZZ650-171745-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
926 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
EASTERN PORTION, NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WESTERN PORTION, NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT
EASTERN PORTION, E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN PORTION, E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16
SECONDS.
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.
PZZ655-171745-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
926 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA AND THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL, NE
WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE, E
WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
SAT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. OTHERWISE, NE
WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 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 3 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.
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