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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
201 pm pst wed dec 24 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...


pzz650-251115-
east santa barbara channel from pt. conception to pt. mugu ca
including santa cruz island-
201 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...gale warning in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...small craft advisory in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...s wind 20 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft
at 6 seconds, sw 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 11 seconds.
showers in the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of
tstms after midnight. 
.thu...s wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 6 seconds, sw 4 ft at
11 seconds and w 3 ft at 11 seconds. showers. a slight chance of
tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 6 seconds and sw
6 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms. 
.fri...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
9 seconds and w 7 ft at 12 seconds. showers likely. 
.fri night...w wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 6 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft
at 14 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat...nw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance
of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sun night...eastern portion, n wind 10 to 15 kt. western portion,
n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at
8 seconds. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
201 pm pst wed dec 24 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...


pzz670-251115-
point piedras blancas to point sal from 10 to 60 nm-
201 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...gale warning in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...s wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 11 to 12 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 13 ft at
8 seconds, nw 6 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 14 seconds. a
slight chance of tstms. showers.
.thu...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 13 to 15 ft. wave detail: s 14 ft
at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a chance of
tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 20 to 25 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft, building to
14 to 15 ft. wave detail: w 14 ft at 11 seconds. showers. a slight
chance of tstms after midnight. 
.fri...sw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
seas 14 to 15 ft. wave detail: w 15 ft at 12 seconds. showers
likely. 
.fri night...sw wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 14 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds and w
15 ft at 15 seconds. showers likely in the evening, then a chance
of showers after midnight. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 13 to 14 ft, subsiding to 11 to
13 ft. wave detail: nw 13 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to
8 ft. wave detail: n 8 ft at 10 seconds, nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and
s 2 ft at 15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 7 seconds and nw 6 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 14 seconds. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service los angeles/oxnard ca
201 pm pst wed dec 24 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...


pzz673-251115-
waters from pt. sal to santa cruz island ca and westward 60 nm
including san miguel and santa rosa islands-
201 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...gale warning in effect through friday morning...

.tonight...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: s 10 
ft at 8 seconds and nw 7 ft at 12 seconds. showers likely with a 
slight chance of tstms. 
.thu...s wind 25 to 35 kt. seas 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 12 ft 
at 9 seconds and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a chance of 
tstms in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms in 
the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 9 seconds and w 13 ft at 12 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms. showers.
.fri...sw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft. wave detail: w 14 ft
at 12 seconds. showers likely. 
.fri night...w wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 12 to 15 ft. wave detail: nw
2 ft at 6 seconds and w 14 ft at 15 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to
12 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 10 seconds and nw 13 ft at
13 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...nw wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 10 seconds, nw 10 ft at 11 seconds and s 2 ft at
15 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
6 seconds and nw 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft
at 4 seconds and nw 5 ft at 9 seconds. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz535-251115-
monterey bay-
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 25 to 35 kt. gusts up to 50 kt, increasing to
55 kt late. seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 10 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at
12 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.christmas day...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. wave detail: s 10 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at
11 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning,
then showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, veering
to sw 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. seas
9 to 13 ft. wave detail: sw 12 ft at 12 seconds and w 4 ft at
12 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in the evening,
then showers after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 14 ft. wave detail: sw 11 ft at 13 seconds
and w 12 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 6 ft at 13 seconds and
w 12 ft at 15 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.sat...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail:
sw 3 ft at 11 seconds and nw 8 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of
showers. 
.sat night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: nw
5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.sun night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 2 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft or less. wave detail: nw 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 10 to 15 kt. seas around 2 ft or less. wave
detail: nw 2 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.


$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz560-251115-
coastal waters from pigeon point to point pinos california out to
10 nm-
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...storm warning in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 30 to 40 kt. gusts up to 55 kt, increasing to
60 kt late. seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 13 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 35 kt. gusts up to 45 kt,
increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave
detail: sw 14 ft at 10 seconds and nw 3 ft at 11 seconds. showers
with a slight chance of tstms. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. gusts up to 50 kt in the
evening. seas 12 to 16 ft. wave detail: sw 14 ft at 12 seconds
and w 7 ft at 13 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening, then showers after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 13 to 16 ft. wave detail: sw 13 ft at 13 seconds
and w 16 ft at 14 seconds. showers.
.fri night...sw wind around 10 kt, veering to nw after midnight.
seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 6 ft at 11 seconds and w 15 ft at 15 seconds. a slight
chance of tstms. showers, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 11 seconds and nw 10 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw
7 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at
9 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz565-251115-
coastal waters from point pinos to point piedras blancas
california out to 10 nm-
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...gale warning in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...storm warning in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 60 kt. seas 9 to
13 ft. wave detail: s 12 ft at 9 seconds and nw 5 ft at
12 seconds. showers. a chance of tstms, mainly this evening. 
.christmas day...s wind 30 to 40 kt, easing to 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. seas 10 to 13 ft. wave detail: s 12 ft at 10 seconds
and nw 4 ft at 11 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...s wind 25 to 35 kt. gusts up to 50 kt in the
evening. seas 11 to 15 ft. wave detail: sw 14 ft at 11 seconds
and w 8 ft at 13 seconds. showers with a slight chance of tstms
in the evening, then showers after midnight. 
.fri...s wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 12 to 17 ft, building to 14 to 17 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 16 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.fri night...s wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 5 ft at 12 seconds and w 16 ft at
15 seconds. showers.
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: nw 11 ft
at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: nw 8 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to n in the afternoon. seas
around 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...ne wind 5 to 10 kt. seas around 3 ft. wave detail:
nw 3 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for california
national weather service san francisco bay area
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

central california coast from point arena to point piedras
blancas out to 60 nm, including monterey bay, greater farallones,
and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries


pzz575-251115-
waters from pigeon point to point pinos 10-60 nm-
255 pm pst wed dec 24 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 3 pm pst this afternoon...
...gale warning in effect through late thursday night...

.tonight...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, rising to
30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 55 kt late this evening and
overnight. seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 14 to 15 ft after
midnight. wave detail: s 15 ft at 10 seconds and nw 6 ft at
11 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms this evening, then
showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. 
.christmas day...s wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
13 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. wave
detail: sw 17 ft at 10 seconds and nw 5 ft at 12 seconds.
showers. a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. 
.thu night...sw wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, easing
to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. seas 15 to 18 ft. wave detail: sw
17 ft at 11 seconds and w 15 ft at 13 seconds. a slight chance of
tstms in the evening. showers.
.fri...s wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 15 to 20 ft. wave detail: sw 9 ft at 12 seconds
and w 19 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.fri night...nw wind 10 to 15 kt. seas 13 to 17 ft, subsiding to
12 to 15 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 5 ft at 11 seconds and
w 16 ft at 15 seconds. showers.
.sat...n wind 15 to 20 kt. seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 3 ft at 11 seconds and nw
14 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: nw 9 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...n wind around 10 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 7 ft
at 9 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun night...n wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne wind around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft
at 8 seconds. 
.mon night...n wind 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 8 seconds.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

$$