Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
478 FZPN36 KWBC 101544 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 844 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W of the waters will persist through Sun night. The high pressure area will strengthen and drift NE closer to the waters tonight through Fri night then drift S and weaken gradually Sat through Sun night. A weak cold front will move through the northern waters tonight and Thu then dissipate over the central waters Thu night. A low pressure trough will remain in place along the California coast today through Sun night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.