Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
726 FZPN26 KWBC 071007 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 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. PZZ899-072115- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure over the NW waters will slowly weaken today into tonight as a high pressure ridge persists to the W and NW of the N and central waters. The high pressure ridge will drift farther S into the central waters Fri and Fri night and drift W of the waters Sat and Sat night. A low pressure trough will drift offshore of the California coast today into tonight. Low pressure will move NE and N of the area Sat into Sat night, pulling a cold front across the N and and into the central waters. A second cold front will approach the waters Sat night and move across the N and into the central waters Sun and Sun night. The front will continue moving SE across the central and into the S waters Mon and Mon night, with a high pressure ridge building across the NW waters. $$ PZZ820-072115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. $$ PZZ920-072115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 26 ft. $$ PZZ825-072115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. $$ PZZ925-072115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. $$ PZZ830-072115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ930-072115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft. $$ PZZ835-072115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-072115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ840-072115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-072115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-072115- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 207 AM PST Thu Nov 7 2024 .TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.