FZUS56 KLOX 220117 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 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... PZZ600-221430- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1031 mb surface high was centered about 1000 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1007 mb low was located in southwest Arizona. $$ PZZ645-221430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds, N 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ670-221430- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening with vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. $$ PZZ673-221430- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. $$ PZZ676-221430- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. .WED...NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED 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 14 seconds. .THU...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ650-221430- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening becoming light late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ PZZ655-221430- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 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. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...Light winds, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. 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...SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. $$ www.weather.gov/losangeles