National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX
FZUS56 KLOX 150858
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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PZZ600-152200
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1033 mb high was centered about 1300 NM W of Point Conception. Gale Force winds and large, steep seas expected today through the weekend.
PZZ645-152200
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
FRI
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35
kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13
ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 14
ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft
at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds.
MON
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
10 ft at 11 seconds.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds, NW
2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
TUE
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
PZZ670-152200
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15
seconds.
FRI
NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 14
ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 12 seconds.
MON
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N
11 ft at 10 seconds, NW 4 ft at 16 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
TUE
NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft
at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 10 seconds, NE 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at
13 seconds.
PZZ673-152200
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10
seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 to 15 ft, building to 15 to 18 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 11
seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 18
ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 17 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas
13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 12 seconds.
MON
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
N 14 ft at 11 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 17 seconds.
TUE
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S
2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
PZZ676-152200
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
FRI
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
9 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
SAT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds, W 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft
at 15 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 15
ft, building to 14 to 17 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy
fog in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds.
MON
N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 11
seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON 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 15 seconds.
TUE
N wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW
5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
PZZ650-152200
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2
ft at 10 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog after midnight.
SAT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt
in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 15 to 25
kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11
seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45
kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 20
to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt by midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
SUN
Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in
the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11
seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35
kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10
to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
MON
NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
TUE
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
PZZ655-152200
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands
158 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
FRI
S 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds.
FRI NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2
ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
SAT
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6
to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
SUN
NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and NW
2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 4
to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14
seconds.
MON
SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
TUE
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
15 seconds.
TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
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