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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 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...
PZZ600-212230-
117 AM 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 AT LEAST THURSDAY.
PZZ645-212230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, W 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE
S WIND 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE 30 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 W 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 40 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 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, NW 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT
AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
PZZ670-212230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
TONIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MON
S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, W 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
TUE
SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
12 FT AT 9 SECONDS, NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU
S WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT
11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
PZZ673-212230-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MON
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE
SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 7 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 8 FT AT
13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 25 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 WIND 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 14 FT AT
15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
PZZ676-212230-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT
7 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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
PZZ650-212230-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
MON
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
WESTERN PORTION, SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. EASTERN PORTION, SE
WIND 15 TO 25 KT. 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 30 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 20 TO 25 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
SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
PZZ655-212230-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
117 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2025
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
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 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 15 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. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED
S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU
S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS, SW 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, SW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
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