Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands Marine Forecast
| Today...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft, Building To 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 6 Seconds And Nw 3 Ft At 13 Seconds. Patchy Fog This Morning. |
| Tonight...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 7 Seconds And Nw 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Fog After Midnight. |
| Thu...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 7 Seconds And W 3 Ft At 12 Seconds. Patchy Fog In The Morning. |
| Thu Night...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 6 Ft At 7 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 15 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 18 Seconds. |
| Fri...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt, Becoming 10 To 20 Kt In The Afternoon. Seas 4 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 5 Ft At 7 Seconds And W 3 Ft At 10 Seconds. |
| Fri Night...Nw Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 4 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 16 Seconds. Patchy Fog After Midnight. |
| Sat...Nw Wind 10 To 20 Kt. Seas 3 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 4 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 16 Seconds. Patchy Fog In The Morning. |
| Sat Night...Nw Wind 15 To 25 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 4 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Fog After Midnight. |
| Sun...Nw Wind 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 4 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 2 Ft At 12 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 15 Seconds. Patchy Fog In The Morning. |
| Sun Night...Nw Wind 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 5 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: Nw 5 Ft At 6 Seconds, Nw 3 Ft At 10 Seconds And S 2 Ft At 14 Seconds. Patchy Fog After Midnight. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 207pm PST Wednesday Feb 25 2026 Synopsis 25/206 PM. An upper level ridge of high pressure over the region will bring a significant warming trend to the area through Friday. Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies will prevail with high temperatures remaining well above normal into the weekend. The hottest temperatures will likely occur Friday with daytime temperatures into the 80s and lower 90s. A cooling trend will develop over the weekend into early next week. Short Term - Today through Saturday 25/202 PM. There were a few hi clouds streaming overhead early this afternoon. Otherwise, mostly sunny skies covered the area which will continue for the rest of the day thanks to upper level ridging with H5 heigheights around 581-584 dam from N-S. Breezy onshore winds can be expected for much of the coast and vlys during the afternoon hours, with breezy to gusty NW to N winds over interior areas. Temps across the region this afternoon will be 5-15 deg above normal. Many inland coast and vly areas will reach the mid 70s to around 80. The warmest locations will be in the western San Fernando Vly with highs in the lower to mid 80s expected. The upper level ridging will continue tonight thru Fri, with H5 heigheights peaking around 584-586 dam, then lower some thru Sat to 575-580 dam by late in the day. Dry weather will persist thru Sat. There should be varying amounts of hi clouds at times, otherwise fair skies should prevail for much of the period. Low clouds should also develop tonight and affect portions of the Central Coast and L.A. county coast, as well as the SLO County interior vlys. Patchy dense fog cannot be ruled out for the Central Coast tonight into Thu morning as well. For Thu night into Fri morning, only the SLO County interior vlys should have low clouds as these should spread in from the southern San Joaquin Vly. For Fri night into Sat morning, it looks like low clouds will affect many coast and some adjacent vlys. Offshore gradients will increase and peak Thu night and Fri morning. The NAM forecast pressure gradients at 12Z Fri include -2.6 mb LAX-DAG and -5.2 mb LAX-BFL. Pressure gradients will then trend sharply onshore thru Sat. The offshore gradients thru Fri and ridging aloft will help to significantly boost temps across the region with forecast daytime highs 12-18 deg above normal on Thu and 15-20 deg above normal on Fri. Warmest temps on Fri will likely be in the San Fernando Vly with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Altho onshore trends will occur Sat and temps will turn cooler, it will still be 10-15 deg or more above normal for many areas. Even low temps are expected to be quite warm in breezy areas, with many foothill and lower mountain areas remaining in the 70s Thu night into Fri morning, and again Fri night into Sat morning. There is minimal support for gusty offshore winds at the peak of this event Thu night into Fri morning, with local offshore winds of 15 to 25 mph with isolated gusts 35 to 40 mph over the most wind-prone foothill and mountain areas. But by and large, we should see breezy offshore NE winds thru the usual offshore wind corridors. Long Term - Sunday through Wednesday 25/205 PM. The EC/GFS (Global Forecast System) ensembles were in generally good agreement, and in better agreement than the deterministic. An upper level low and trough will approach the Central Coast on Sun. This system will move E and into central CA on Monday then into northern AZ on Tue. A dry upper level trough will move into the area on Wed. Dry and cooler weather is expected on Sunday with partly to mostly cloudy skies, and varying amounts of low clouds in the morning for the coast and vlys. The upper level low may bring a few showers to northern areas on Mon, but for now the NBM kept POPs below 15 percent and is not reflected in the forecast. Dry weather with mostly clear skies are expected Tuesday and Wed. Daytime temps will be 5-10 deg above normal for many areas on Sun then cool back to near normal for the most part on Mon. It should warm back up to 4-8 deg above normal Tuesday and 5-9 deg above normal Wed. Marine 25/144 PM. Seas will remain relatively small across the Coastal waters through the week. Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level NW winds of 20-25 knots will be common across the Outer Waters south and west of Point Sal through at least late Thursday night. This includes western and southern portions of the Santa Barbara Channel. Winds will be strongest during the afternoon and evening hours. There is a moderate chance that winds reach SCA (Small Craft Advisory) levels across the northern Outer Waters Thursday afternoon/eve - An advisory may be issued with future updates (PZZ670). There is a moderate chance for SCA (Small Craft Advisory) level NW winds especially south of Point Conception this weekend, and may continue into the week. NOAA Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Office: Watches - Warnings - Advisories CA...NONE. PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until midnight PST tonight for zone 650. Small Craft Advisory in effect until 4am PST Thursday for zones 673-676. |
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