FZUS56 KLOX 202057 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 157 PM 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... PZZ600-211100- 157 PM 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 18Z or 11 AM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was centered about 500 NM west of Eureka and a 1013 mb low was over southwestern Arizona. $$ PZZ645-211100- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 157 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 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 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts 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. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, N 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ670-211100- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 157 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 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. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 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 with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts 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 with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ673-211100- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 157 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. $$ PZZ676-211100- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 157 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: 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 with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gust to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ650-211100- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 157 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE...Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Western portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. $$ PZZ655-211100- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 157 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 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. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .MON...Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. .TUE...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. $$ RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles