NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   PZZ600-031000-  112 PM PST Fri Jan 2 2026    .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara  Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary  and National Park...at 21Z, or 1 PM PST, a 986 mb surface low was  800 NM NW of Point Conception with an associated cold front  extending south and moving towards southwest California.    $$
   PZZ676-031000-  Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM  offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-  112 PM PST Fri Jan 2 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST THIS EVENING  THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON    TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas  4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds  and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain this evening, then  a chance of rain after midnight.  SAT  S wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, SW 3 ft at  10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.  SAT NIGHT  SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S  3 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.  SUN  S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds, S  2 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the  morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.  SUN NIGHT  SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 kt after midnight.  Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at  6 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.  MON  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at  12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance  of rain in the afternoon.  MON NIGHT  S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft  at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.  TUE  S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to  7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A  chance of rain.  TUE NIGHT  N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE  2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of  rain.  WED  NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at  5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.  WED NIGHT  NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW  7 ft at 9 seconds.    $$