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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 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...

PZZ600-241615-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 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 bring dangerous
widespread GALES to the coastal waters tonight into Wednesday,
strongest north of Point Sal. Elevated seas and winds will likely
continue through Friday. Thunderstorms with cloud to water lightning
and waterspouts are possible this evening through Thursday.

$$

PZZ645-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ670-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 to 45 kt, becoming S 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft, building to 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: S 14 ft at 9 seconds
and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers.
.WED...S wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 13 ft at 9
seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight
chance of tstms. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 40 kt after
midnight. Seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S
13 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at
14 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.THU...S wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 14 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at
11 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, building to
14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. A slight
chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 13 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 10 seconds, NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ673-241615-
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ676-241615-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11
ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers likely late this evening, then showers with a chance of
tstms.
.WED...S wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds,
SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Showers with a
chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10
ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds, SW 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5
ft at 12 seconds. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.THU...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft
at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds.
Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then
showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW
10 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
7 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
4 ft at 9 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ650-241615-
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

PZZ655-241615-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
754 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft
at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely late this
evening, then showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.WED...S wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms in the
morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
6 ft at 8 seconds, SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
Showers.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at
7 seconds, SW 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers
likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then showers
with a chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds, SW 7 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers with a
slight chance of tstms after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW
4 ft at 10 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance
of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N
wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

Sirard

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