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FZUS56 KLOX 162047
CWFLOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 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...
PZZ600-171030-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 20Z, OR 12 PM PST, A 1028 MB SURFACE HIGH
WAS 500 NM WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION. WINDS WILL GENERALLY INCREASE
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PZZ645-171030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ670-171030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
PZZ673-171030-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ676-171030-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS
EVENING. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN
THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ650-171030-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, S
WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NE
WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE
FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. EASTERN PORTION,
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 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 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
PZZ655-171030-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
1247 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
TONIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT THIS EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
WED NIGHT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE, N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
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