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Dana Point, CA Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave
Detail format...

PZZ600-261130-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...At 21Z, or 1 PM PST, a 980 mb low was 600 NM NW
of Point Conception, with a cold front extending S over the outer
coastal waters. This front will move slowly across the coastal
waters through tonight. Gusty winds and steep seas can be expected
through Friday morning. Thunderstorms with cloud to water lightning
and waterspouts are possible through Friday.

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PZZ645-261130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers this
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds
and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W
13 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
11 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ670-261130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 10 seconds and
W 12 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft
at 9 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 15 ft at 14 seconds. Showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds
and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ673-261130-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds. A
slight chance of tstms. Showers likely this evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds
and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 12 to
15 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 14 ft at 15 seconds.
Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
10 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
11 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ676-261130-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Gusts to
25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW
3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers likely this
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 9 ft
at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance
of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A slight
chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ650-261130-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at
9 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W
5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion,
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light
winds. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion,
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light
winds. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ655-261130-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
216 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at
10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
Showers.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 5
ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms.
Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N
wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON...Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind
15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise,
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TUE...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

Sirard

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