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Point Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands Marine Forecast


TONIGHT

NW
WINDS
15 - 25
KNOTS

WED

NW
WINDS
20 - 25
KNOTS

WED NIGHT

NW
WINDS
15 - 25
KNOTS

THU

NW
WINDS
15 - 25
KNOTS

The Marine Weather Forecast In Detail:
PZZ673 Forecast Issued: 826 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Tonight...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt. Seas 7 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 8 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Fog After Midnight.
Wed...Nw Wind 20 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.
Wed Night...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt. Seas 6 To 9 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 8 Ft At 7 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds.
Thu...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt With Gusts To 30 Kt. Seas 8 To 11 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 11 Ft At 8 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds.
Thu Night...Nw Wind 20 To 30 Kt With Gusts To 35 Kt. Seas 9 To 12 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 12 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds.
Fri...Nw Wind 15 To 20 Kt With Gusts To 25 Kt. Seas 7 To 10 Ft. Wave Detail: N 10 Ft At 10 Seconds, Nw 7 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 16 Seconds.
Fri Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt. Seas 6 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 3 Ft At 7 Seconds, Nw 6 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 16 Seconds.
Sat...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds.
Sat Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 2 Ft At 5 Seconds, Nw 5 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds.
Sun...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 4 Ft At 8 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds.
Sun Night...Nw Wind 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts To 20 Kt. Seas 2 To 4 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 3 Ft At 5 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds.
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Area Forecast Discussion
...UPDATED National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1041pm PDT Tuesday April 14 2026

Synopsis
14/125 PM.

Dry and warmer weather is expected for the remainder of this week. Gusty northerly winds will develop over much of the area on Thursday, shifting to northeast and becoming focused over Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on Friday. The next chance of rain will be next Monday.

Short Term - Tuesday through Friday
14/1037 PM.

***UPDATE***

High temperatures rose to the low to upper 60s near the coasts, and to the 70s over the valleys and interior under mostly sunny skies today. Breezy winds affected the coasts north of Point Conception with gusts from 25 to near 35 mph, and for the mountains, Antelope Valley foothills and the I-5 Cooridor. Currently, gusty sundowner winds are affecting western portions of the Santa Ynez Range and coastline, with gusts as high as 48 mph measured. The current wind advisory for this area looks on track, and is set to expire at 3AM tonight as winds drop off throughout the area. Winds should increase Thursday, shifting to the north to northeast. Will likely need some wind advisories by Thursday evening for favorable valleys and mountains. This will also lead to warming high temperatures, especially for the coasts and coastal valleys.

***From Previous Discussion***

Some gusty Sundowner winds expected across southwest Santa Barbara County this evening and a wind advisory is in effect there. Otherwise, just clear with cool temperatures overnight with lows mostly in the 40s, except 50s along the LA Coast.

Another quiet day of weather on tap Wednesday with heigheights slowly rising following the departure of the recent storm. Daytime temperatures will increase 1-3 degrees but otherwise not much change from today.

An upper low will take an inside track through the Great Basin Wednesday night into Thursday. Initially this will create gusty north to northeast winds through the mountains early Thursday morning. Will likely need some wind advisories for those. And some winds will filter down into the Santa Clarita Valley and northern portion of the San Fernando Valley as well as the Antelope Valley.

That inside slider system will move into Utah Friday setting up a Santa Ana wind event across LA/Ventura Counties. Deterministic gradients are on the lower side, mostly under 4mb offshore, however many of the ensembles are as much as twice that and the NAM is showing 50kt of northeast wind at 850mb. And the lower res Euro ensemble is indicating 30-50mph winds across the typical Santa Ana wind areas. Expecting to see the deterministic solutions to nudge towards the stronger ensembles over the next day or two. So Friday should be a warm and dry day with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and gusty Santa Ana winds across portions of LA/Ventura Counties.

Long Term - Saturday through Tuesday
14/223 PM.

Friday's Santa Ana is expected to mainly be a one day event, though offshore flow will linger into Saturday. Upper support will be mostly gone as well so any left over offshore winds will be isolated and of minimal impact. Temperatures will still be climbing Saturday, with some warmer valleys reaching the upper 80s intermediate areas like Downtown LA in the low to mid 80s. Most coastal areas will be in the upper 60s and 70s.

On Sunday offshore flow will be turning onshore as another cold and at least partially cut off upper low approaches northern California. Still another warm day inland with highs in the 80s but cooler near the coast with an earlier sea breeze arrival.

This is going to be a tricky system to forecast as models are struggling to figure out how far south it will move and at what speed. There is still a chance of rain Monday, though it could slip to as late as Tuesday or Wednesday, or miss the area all together. Cooler temperatures are expected through the first half of next week, though the rate of cooling will depend on the movement of the upper low.

Marine
14/601 PM.

For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Friday, high confidence in a combination of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds and seas. On Thursday and Thursday night, there is a 40-50% chance of GALE force winds. Most likely across far northern waters & south of Pt Conception. For Saturday through Sunday, there is a 30-40% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds.

For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Thursday, high confidence in SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds during the afternoon and evening hours. 20% chance of GALE force wind gusts Thursday evening. For Friday through Sunday, there is a 20-30% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds during the afternoon and evening timeframe.

For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. High confidence in SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level winds across western portion of the Santa Barbara Channel thru Thursday night. On Friday, there is a 50-70% chance of SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level northeast winds from Ventura south to Santa Monica and potentially across the San Pedro Channel. For Saturday thru Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA (Small Craft Advisory) criteria.

NOAA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories
CA...Wind Advisory in effect until 3am PDT Wednesday for zones 349-351.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3am PDT Wednesday for zone 650.
Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3pm PDT Wednesday for zones 670-673-676.