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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

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

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PZZ600-221200-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...A strong winter storm will likely bring
widespread GALES Tuesday afternoon to at least Tuesday night with
elevated seas and winds likely continuing through Friday.

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PZZ645-221200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...Light winds, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.TUE...SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft
at 12 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft,
building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW
5 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft,
subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW
6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft,
building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW
4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.THU...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at
12 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
10 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight.

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PZZ670-221200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Patchy fog.
.MON...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft
at 10 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to
30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft,
building to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at
12 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft,
building to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at
13 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft,
building to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds and NW
5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.THU...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 13 ft at 10 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 6 ft at
13 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 14 to
16 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 16 ft at 13 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 15 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 12 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13
seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.

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PZZ673-221200-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts
to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.TUE...SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft,
building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW
4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds.
Showers.
.WED...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft,
building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5
ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.THU...S to SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds
and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

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PZZ676-221200-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
.TUE...SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.WED...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave
Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds, SW 6 ft
at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft,
building to 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11
ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at
12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.

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PZZ650-221200-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming S 5 to
10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.TUE...Western Portion, SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt
becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern
Portion, SE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft
at 12 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 11
seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8
ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at
12 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.

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PZZ655-221200-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MON...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.MON 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.
.TUE...SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming
S after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers.
.WED...S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave
Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and
SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.

$$

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