FZUS56 KLOX 051608 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 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... 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 4 AM PST, a 1036 mb surface high was about 925 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb low was located just southeast of Las Vegas. Moderate to strong northerly winds will affect much of the waters today along with hazardous short period seas. A moderate to strong Santa Ana Wind event may bring Gale force wind gusts to portions of the southern inner waters Friday night into Sunday.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and N 2 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 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.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 11 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt late. Local gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and N 5 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Local gusts to 40 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN Eastern Portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
TODAY N wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
FRI Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds.
SUN Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
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