Today
W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island Marine Forecast
Hourly forecast at zone center
Hourly wind and waves
Gusts peak near 29kts around 9:00 AM, with waves reaching 8.0ft around 11:00 AM.
Sunday, October 11
4:09 AM PDT
Wind forecast
19ktsW
Gusts:23kts
Wind forecast: 19 kts; gusts 23 kts. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.
Waves Now
5.7ftW
Period5s
Waves Now: 5.7 ft; period 5 seconds. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.
NOAA marine forecast
Text forecast
Updated 1:08am PDT Oct 11, 2026
Small Craft Advisory In Effect Through This Evening
Tonight
SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft.
Mon
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Mon Night
NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Tue
Western portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Tue Night
Western portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Wed
Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Wed Night
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Thu
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Thu Night
Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt.
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