Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
372 FZPN36 KWBC 081430 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 630 AM PST Wed Jan 8 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 low pressure trough will persist along the coast today through Thu. A cold front will move SE through the north and central waters Fri and Fri night then through the southern waters Sat. High pressure will build W of the northern waters Sat then remain anchored into Sun night. A trough along the CA coast will develop behind the cold front Sun and persist into Sun night. The USCG transmitter at Point Reyes California is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.