553 FZUS56 KEKA 221506 CWFEKA Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest California National Weather Service Eureka CA 806 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 WATERS FROM PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM PZZ400-230415- 806 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS...Mild winds and calm seas continue. Moderate northerly winds return to the outer waters this afternoon and increase through Sunday with localized gale force gusts south of Cape Mendocino and fanning out into the southern outer waters. Winds ease early next week. $$ PZZ450-230415- Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm- 806 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 5 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds. .MON...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. .TUE...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ470-230415- Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm- 806 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TUE...W wind 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. $$ PZZ455-230415- Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm- 806 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...SW wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W wind 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. .TUE...NW wind 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. $$ PZZ475-230415- Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm- 806 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. .MON...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. $$  412 FZUS56 KLOX 221524 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. PZZ600-230415- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was about 1000 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1009 mb thermal low was near Lake Havasu City, AZ. $$ PZZ645-230415- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 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. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED 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 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ670-230415- Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ673-230415- Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .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. .SUN...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 in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ676-230415- Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. .SUN...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. $$ PZZ650-230415- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. .MON...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. $$ PZZ655-230415- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SUN...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. .WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. $$ Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles