NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   PZZ600-122330-  244 AM PST Thu Feb 12 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 1017 mb surface low was  about 250 NM NW of Point Conception. A 1025 mb surface high was  near Reno, NV with an axis extending southeast into southwest  Arizona.    $$
   PZZ650-122330-  East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA  including Santa Cruz Island-  244 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS  EVENING    TODAY  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt this  afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4  ft at 11 seconds.  TONIGHT  W to NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds.  FRI  N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.  FRI NIGHT  Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt becoming 10 to  15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming  NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft  at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.  SAT  E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the  morning.  SAT NIGHT  S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. A  slight chance of rain after midnight.  SUN  SE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at  14 seconds. A chance of rain.  SUN NIGHT  SE wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after  midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W  2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain.  MON  SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at  7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of  tstms.  MON NIGHT  SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW  7 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain with a slight  chance of tstms.    Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.    $$