FZUS56 KLOX 161538 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 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... 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 7 AM PST, a 1002 mb low was 150 NM west of Cambria with an associated cold front extending south. This frontal system will continue to cross the waters through today, bringing strong southerly winds and hazardous seas. There is a chance of thunderstorms through Tuesday morning. Hazards with storms may include gusty and erratic winds, lightning, small hail, and waterspouts.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TODAY SE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of tstms. Rain.
TONIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt possible. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 13 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TODAY SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of tstms. Rain likely this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain and tstms in the evening.
TUE W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
TUE NIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt possible. Seas 13 to 14 ft, building to 15 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: W 14 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 16 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 14 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
THU W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. 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- 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TODAY SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of tstms. Rain this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain and tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt possible. Seas 11 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 15 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 14 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
THU W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.
FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A slight 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- 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
TODAY SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms this morning, then a slight chance of rain and tstms this afternoon.
TONIGHT SW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 8 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt possible. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
THU W wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms. Rain this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 20 to 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT SW wind W wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt possible. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight.
FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 738 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
TODAY SE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of tstms. Rain this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon.
TONIGHT SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain with a chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
TUE NIGHT SW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt possible. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
WED W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
WED NIGHT W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
THU W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.
THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
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