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FZUS56 KLOX 171557
CWFLOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 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...
PZZ600-180430-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 12Z, OR 4 AM PST, A 1027 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
575 NM W OF POINT CONCEPTION AND A 1014 MB LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR LAS
VEGAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE TROUGH TO
THE NORTH TIGHTENS THE SURFACE PATTERN.
PZZ645-180430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12
SECONDS.
THU
N WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING SW 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.
PZZ670-180430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
THU
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
FRI
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT
13 SECONDS. A 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 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ673-180430-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 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 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 7 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, BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND NW 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. 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.
SUN
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
12 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ676-180430-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
TODAY
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 8 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 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 11 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 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
PZZ650-180430-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 20
KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.
PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4
FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 25 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EASTERN PORTION, NW
WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
WESTERN PORTION, NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 25 KT. EASTERN PORTION, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
PZZ655-180430-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
757 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW TO N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW IN
THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
W WIND 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING W 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
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS.
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