


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
623 FZPN36 KWBC 052200 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 300 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025 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...A trough near the California coast will persist tonight while a warm front across the inner northern and central waters pushes E. Strong high pressure will build in from the west tonight and then persist through Wed night. A weak cold front or surface trough will move across the N waters Wed night, the central waters late Thu, and then dissipate Thu night. A low pressure trough will redevelop along interior and coastal California Wed night, strengthen into Fri night, then slowly weaken into Sun night. A trough will extend SW from the central California coast late Sat through Sun night. High pressure will prevail across the remainder of the region Wed night through Sun night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 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 to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.