Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
080 FZPN26 KWBC 150335 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. 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. PZZ899-151600- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build E into the area tonight and Fri, then gradually dissipate SW of the waters Sat into Sun. A low pressure trough will develop along the coast Fri and Fri night, then weaken and dissipate Sat. A warm front will move across the N waters Sat. A cold front will move into the NW waters Sat night, cross the central waters Sun, then move into the S waters Sun night before dissipating Mon. High pressure will move eastward into the waters Mon before gradually weakening and moving inland Mon night. A strong cold front will approach the N waters on Tue and will slowly cross into central waters Tue night. $$ PZZ820-151600- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ920-151600- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PZZ825-151600- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-151600- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-151600- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-151600- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ835-151600- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-151600- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 15 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ840-151600- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-151600- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-151600- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 735 PM PST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.