fzus56 klox 180954
cwflox
expires:202608182215;;930473

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
254 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary.


pzz650-182215-
east santa barbara channel from pt. conception to pt. mugu ca
including santa cruz island-
254 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

.today...western portion, nw wind 10 to 20 kt becoming w this
afternoon. eastern portion, light winds becoming w 5 to 10 kt this
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tonight...western portion, w wind 15 to 25 kt becoming nw 10 to
20 kt after midnight. eastern portion, w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.wed...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.wed night...western portion, w wind 15 to 20 kt becoming nw 10 to
15 kt after midnight. eastern portion, w wind 5 to 10 kt becoming
light after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at
7 seconds and w 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...light winds, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.thu night...w wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...light winds, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.fri night...western portion, nw wind 10 to 20 kt. eastern portion,
sw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.sat...western portion, nw wind 10 to 20 kt. eastern portion, w
wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sat night...western portion, nw wind 15 to 25 kt. eastern portion,
w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at
8 seconds. 

$$

fzus56 klox 180954
cwflox
expires:202608182215;;930470

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
254 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary.


pzz670-182215-
point piedras blancas to point sal from 10 to 60 nm-
254 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
9 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

$$

fzus56 klox 180954
cwflox
expires:202608182215;;930471

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
254 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

point piedras blancas to san mateo point ca out 60 nm including the
channel islands national marine sanctuary.


pzz673-182215-
waters from pt. sal to santa cruz island ca and westward 60 nm
including san miguel and santa rosa islands-
254 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog this morning. 
.tonight...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.wed...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
8 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. patchy fog. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.fri night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft at
8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 

$$

fzus56 kmtr 180936
cwfmtr
expires:202608182215;;929926

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz535-182215-
monterey bay-
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

.today...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds.
patchy dense fog early this morning. 
.tonight...w wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog after midnight. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, backing to w in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 8 seconds and sw 2 ft at
15 seconds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...nw wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind around 5 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 9 seconds and
sw 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.thu night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat night...w wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds.  

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


$$

fzus56 kmtr 180936
cwfmtr
expires:202608182215;;929918

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz575-182215-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to
7 ft this afternoon. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft
at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
8 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 7 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 8 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas around 7 ft. wave detail:
nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft
at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 180936
cwfmtr
expires:202608182215;;929922

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz560-182215-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

.today...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 ft this afternoon. wave
detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 9 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 13 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds.  

$$

fzus56 kmtr 180936
cwfmtr
expires:202608182215;;929923

coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz565-182215-
coastal waters from point pinos to point piedras blancas
california out to 10 nm-
236 am pdt tue aug 18 2026

.today...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at
14 seconds. 
.tonight...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.wed...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 6 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 8 seconds and
s 3 ft at 15 seconds. 
.wed night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 8 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.thu night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.fri...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 8 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.fri night...nw wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s
2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and
s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 8 seconds.  

$$