Point Mugu to San Mateo Point CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands Marine Forecast
| Tonight...W Wind 15 To 25 Kt, Becoming N 5 To 10 Kt After Midnight. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: W 5 Ft At 8 Seconds. |
| Fri...Malibu To Santa Monica, Ne Wind 20 To 30 Kt Becoming N 15 To 25 Kt In The Afternoon. Otherwise, Ne Wind 5 To 10 Kt Becoming Nw In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Ne 2 Ft At 6 Seconds And W 3 Ft At 8 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming N After Midnight. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sat...Malibu To Santa Monica, Ne Wind 10 To 20 Kt Becoming Nw 15 To 25 Kt In The Afternoon. Otherwise, Ne Wind 5 To 10 Kt Becoming Nw In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 7 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sat Night...W Wind 5 To 10 Kt In The Evening, Becoming Light. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: W 2 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 16 Seconds. |
| Sun...Light Winds, Becoming Sw 5 To 10 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 2 To 3 Ft. Wave Detail: S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Sun Night...W Wind 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming 5 To 10 Kt After Midnight. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: W 2 Ft At 5 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Mon...W Wind 5 To 10 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: W 2 Ft At 6 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. |
| Mon Night...W Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: W 4 Ft At 7 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Tue...Ne Wind 5 To 10 Kt, Becoming W In The Afternoon. Seas 3 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: W 4 Ft At 7 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Tue Night...W Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: W 5 Ft At 7 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. |
| Area Forecast Discussion ...UPDATED National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1155pm PDT Thu April 2 2026 Synopsis 02/856 PM. Significant warming is expected today through Sunday as gusty Santa Ana winds return. Winds will be strongest Friday and Saturday across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. A cooling trend will begin Monday with temperatures back to near normal around mid week. Short Term - Thursday through Sunday 02/853 PM. ***UPDATE*** Offshore winds are starting to develop this evening, as the LAX- DAG and LAX-BFL gradients trend negative. Winds have reached 20-40 mph from the Antelope Valley and the San Gabriel mountains through the Ventura and Santa Barbara County mountains into higher terrain of San Luis Obispo County. Winds will ramp up quickly overnight into Friday morning, especially for the Santa Ana wind corridor. May consider a short-duration wind advisory for the San Luis Obispo County mountains and coast, where gusts could reach 35 mph to 45 mph at times tonight into early Friday. Winds should be somewhat lighter Saturday morning, easing off Sunday. Otherwise, the current forecast looks on track, with dry, warm, windy weather expected. ***From Previous Discussion*** Winds and warming temperatures will be the theme through at least Saturday as Santa Ana winds return to the area. Winds tonight will start out northerly and focus in the mountains, I5 corridor, and southern Santa Barbara County. Then Friday morning winds will shift to northeast and a moderate to locally strong Santa Ana wind event will take over and last through at least Saturday. Ensemble gradients indicate an impressive and rapid shift from a 6mb onshore flow today to a 6mb offshore flow Friday morning, a trend of 12mb over just 24 hours. Winds aloft are expected to be around 40-50kt which is plenty enough to produce widespread 30-50mph winds across the usual favored Santa Ana wind prone areas (not the LA Basin) and local gusts to 60 mph in the LA/Ventura Mountains, including the western Santa Monicas. Some wind also likely across the Santa Lucias, mainly Friday, but most areas there below advisory levels. Temperatures will be warming up rapidly everywhere except the higher mountains and Antelope Valley. Expecting at least 5-10 degrees of warming both Friday and Saturday, and a couple more degrees Sunday across inland areas. By Saturday all coast/valley areas will be at least in the 80s, with some lower 90s in the warmer valleys. While these are 10-15 degrees above normal, no temperature records are expected with this event. Offshore flow will be transitioning to onshore Sunday bringing some cooling to the coast but not inland. Some locally breezy offshore winds likely Sunday morning but much weaker than the previous two days. Long Term - Monday through Thursday 02/158 PM. With onshore flow returning next week temperatures across coast and valleys will be cooling down, but building high pressure aloft Tuesday and Wednesday will keep temperatures at least 3-6 degrees above normal through mid week. For the second half of the week, models are showing an approaching trough that could result in a return of light rain as early as next Wednesday night or as late as next Friday, but most likely Thursday or Thursday night. Most of the model solutions are under a third of an inch, but there are few as high as an inch. Marine 02/854 PM. For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through this morning, high confidence in a combination of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) winds and seas. From this afternoon through Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels. For Monday through Tuesday, there is a 50-70% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds, especially over the southern zones from west of Point Conception down to San Nicolas Island (PZZ673-676). For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Monday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels. On Tuesday, there is a 50% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate confidence in current forecast. High confidence in SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level northeast winds from Ventura south to Santa Monica today, with winds remaining below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels elsewhere. For tonight and Saturday, there is a 50-70% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level northeast winds from Ventura south to Santa Monica. For Sunday and Monday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels. On Tuesday, there is a 50-70% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level W-NW winds, mainly across western portions. NOAA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories CA...Wind Advisory in effect from 8am to 2pm PDT Friday for zones 88-354-355-358-371-372-374. Wind Advisory remains in effect until 5am PDT Friday for zones 352-353. High Wind Warning in effect from 6am to 6pm PDT Friday for zones 369-375-379. Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6am PDT Friday for zones 375>378. Wind Advisory in effect from 6am to 6pm PDT Friday for zone 380. PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3am PDT Friday for zone 645. Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3pm PDT Friday for zones 650-655. Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9am PDT Friday for zones 670-673-676. |
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