Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
190 FZPN26 KWBC 222203 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 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. PZZ899-231015- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist through Thu night. It will shift inland on Fri as an area of low pressure develops over Nevada. A weakening cold front will enter the northern waters late Thu night then quickly dissipate across the northern waters on Fri. Meanwhile, strong high pressure far NW of the waters will extend a ridge S through the outer waters Thu night through Sat. The ridge will drift W and gradually weaken Sat night through Sun night. High pressure will edge toward the waters Mon into Mon night. $$ PZZ820-231015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-231015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-231015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-231015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-231015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-231015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-231015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-231015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-231015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-231015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-231015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 203 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N, then, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.