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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
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...
PZZ600-162245-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AND NATIONAL PARK...AT 10Z, OR 2 AM PST, A 1038 MB SURFACE HIGH WAS
CENTERED OVER IDAHO.
PZZ645-162245-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
NE TO N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5
FT AT 14 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ670-162245-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WIND 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W
4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ673-162245-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE
MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
PZZ676-162245-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG
THIS MORNING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ650-162245-
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
EASTERN PORTION, NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN PORTION, W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY
DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT AFTERNOON MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 13
SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
EASTERN PORTION, NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN PORTION, LIGHT WINDS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT
AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
EASTERN PORTION, N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WESTERN PORTION, LIGHT
WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PZZ655-162245-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
228 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
TODAY
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 5 TO
10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE
10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE, W WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
MALIBU TO SANTA MONICA, NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N IN
THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN
THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MON NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
E WIND 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT
12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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