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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
110 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

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110 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...
At 1 PM, a 1033 mb high was 1100 nautical miles west of Point
Arguello and a 1012 mb low was near Point Arguello. A cold front
extended from the low toward the southwest. This front will move
through the Southern California coastal waters this evening, with
strengthening southerly winds this afternoon turning westerly
tonight, generating choppy seas. There is also a slight chance of
thunderstorms late this afternoon through Friday afternoon. Any
thunderstorm could bring lightning, gusty winds, choppy seas, and
a waterspout. Offshore flow prevails Friday into Saturday,
followed by weak and variable flow through Tuesday.

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Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 10 nm-
110 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Wind S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
14 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...Wind SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW
1 foot at 14 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of tstms in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...Wind E 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at
15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at
14 seconds.
.SUN...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E
1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds.
.MON...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft
at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft
at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to
60 nm out including San Clemente Island-
110 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Wind SW 15 to 20 kt...becoming W after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft...building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. W 2 ft at
5 seconds, W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...Wind S 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft...subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at
14 seconds...subsiding to SE 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 15 seconds
and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft
at 14 seconds.
.SUN...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.MON...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.TUE...Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W
3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft
at 14 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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