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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 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...

PZZ600-190415-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 15Z, or 7 AM PST, a 1023 mb surface high was
about 450 NM west of Point Conception. A 1012 mb thermal low was
over southeastern California.

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PZZ645-190415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts
to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance
of rain after midnight.
.SUN...Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ670-190415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave
Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense
fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in
the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 3 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ673-190415-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5
ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

PZZ676-190415-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy
dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the
evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance
of rain.

$$

PZZ650-190415-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt.
Eastern portion, light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25
kt in the evening. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 25 kt
in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 8 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt becoming 10 to
20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming
light after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-190415-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
712 AM PST Thu Dec 18 2025

.TODAY...NW to N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft
at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.SAT...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas
2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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