FZUS56 KLOX 221903 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 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... 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 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 1034 mb high was 800 NM northwest of Portland, OR and a 1014 mb low was over southwest Arizona.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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. A chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds.
MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI 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 S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds.
THU Western portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
FRI Western portion, N 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, NE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds.
SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1203 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TONIGHT W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Strongest western portion. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
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