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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 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...

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857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara
Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
and National Park...at 16Z, or 8 AM PST, a 1029 mb high was
centered about 500 NM west of the Puget Sound, while a 1017 mb
inverted trough was along the southern California coast. The high
off the Pacific Northwest coast will build into the Great Basin
through Wednesday.

$$

PZZ645-030545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at
16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds
and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW
5 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at
12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft
at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds.

$$

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Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to
25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy
fog after midnight.
.WED...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8
seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU...Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds
and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S
2 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft
at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft building to 8 to 10 ft.
Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
6 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at
7 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at
14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W
3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at
10 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.

$$

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Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM
offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 19 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft
building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft
at 17 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds
and W 7 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W
7 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
5 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at
8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.

$$

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East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA
including Santa Cruz Island-
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after
midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Eastern Portion, E wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after
midnight. Western Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds
and W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW
wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds
and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds.

$$

PZZ655-030545-
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa
Catalina and Anacapa Islands-
857 AM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

.TODAY...Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at
17 seconds.
.WED...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NW
wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise,
NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at
15 seconds.
.THU...Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N
wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds
and W 3 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
2 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI...Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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