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Coastal Waters Forecast for California
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1240 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026

San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm

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.Synopsis for the far Southern California coast...
At 1230 PM, a 1028 mb high was 700 nautical miles west of Portland,
OR and a 1010 mb low covered was along the Arizona/California
border. Onshore flow will continue through Saturday. Weak
offshore flow develops Saturday night with prevailing offshore
flow continuing into Sunday. Offshore flow during the nights and
mornings will alternate with northwest onshore flow during
afternoons and evenings from Monday to Wednesday.

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Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out
to 10 nm-
1240 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026

.TONIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW
1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at
14 seconds.
.SAT...Wind W 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the
afternoon. W 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and W
2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and W
2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN...Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and
W 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Wind N 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.MON...Wind E 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot
at 15 seconds...subsiding to E 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at
12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S
1 foot at 14 seconds.
.TUE...Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at
4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 11 seconds and S
1 foot at 14 seconds.
.WED...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 10 seconds and S
1 foot at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W
2 ft at 15 seconds.

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Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to
60 nm out including San Clemente Island-
1240 PM PST Fri Jan 23 2026

.TONIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.SAT...Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at
4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft
at 15 seconds.
.SUN...Wind E 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds
and W 3 ft at 15 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Wind N 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft
at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds.
.MON...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N
1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at
15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot
at 14 seconds.
.TUE...Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot
at 14 seconds...subsiding to NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at
11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or
less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 11 seconds
and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.WED...Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds,
W 1 foot at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft
after midnight. NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds
and W 2 ft at 15 seconds.

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