FZUS56 KLOX 201007 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 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... PZZ600-202245- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z or 3 AM PDT, a 1023 mb surface high was centered about 500 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1013 mb thermal low was centered over far southern California. $$ PZZ645-202245- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ670-202245- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ673-202245- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ676-202245- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. $$ PZZ650-202245- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ655-202245- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 307 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles