FZUS56 KLOX 212107 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 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... 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...A strong winter storm will likely bring widespread GALES Tuesday afternoon to at least Tuesday night with elevated seas and winds likely continuing through Friday.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025
TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
TUE SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
TUE NIGHT S wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
THU NIGHT S to SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
FRI SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025
TONIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
MON S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
TUE SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
TUE NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 13 ft at 10 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
THU NIGHT SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 16 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
FRI W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 15 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 12 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025
TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
TUE SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED NIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU S to SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 14 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
FRI SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025
TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
WED S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
WED NIGHT S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds, SW 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
FRI W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE Western Portion, SE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, SE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
WED S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
WED NIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 4 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
FRI SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 107 PM PST Sun Dec 21 2025
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog.
MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers.
WED S wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
WED NIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
THU S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
FRI SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Showers.
FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
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