FZUS56 KLOX 190456 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 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... 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 7 PM PST, a 1011 mb low was about 440 NM NW of Point Conception. A cold front will move across the coastal waters tonight through Thursday evening, bringing very hazardous boating conditions. Small Craft Advisory level conditions will linger into Friday morning.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain after midnight.
THU W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail:NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
SUN SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 13 seconds. Rain after midnight.
THU W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, building to 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
SUN SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely.
MON S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 13 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
THU W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
SUN SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds.
THU W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
SUN SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds.
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT NW to W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
THU SW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 856 PM PST Wed Feb 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
TONIGHT W to NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
THU SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft.
SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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