Coastal Waters Forecast
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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
211 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

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211 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...
At 2 AM, a 1029 mb high was 700 nautical miles west of Cape
Blanco, Oregon. A 1003 mb low extended from Death Valley south to
the northern Gulf of California. There was a 1006 mb low over the
Channel Islands at the core of a strengthening coastal eddy. A
robust eddy will strengthen today, with brisk winds paralleling
the coastline. Stronger southerly winds will develop late tonight
and peak Tuesday morning into early afternoon. A front with a
distinct wind shift from southerly to westerly will move west to
east across the coastal waters Tuesday afternoon. Additionally,
there is a slight chance of thunderstorms Tuesday in the outer
waters around San Clemente Island northeast toward Catalina. Any
thunderstorm could produce briefly gusty, erratic winds, choppy
seas, and lightning.

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Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 10 nm-
211 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Wind S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft
at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...Wind S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a slight chance
of tstms in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...Wind W 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 5 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...Wind N 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Wind NW 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at
7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W
3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the
evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 2 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S
2 ft at 12 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-
211 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Wind SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft
at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Wind SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and
S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.TUE...Wind SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers with a slight chance of tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening.
.WED...Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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