Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
292 FZPN26 KWBC 050951 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 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. PZZ899-052115- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the central and S California coast will persist through Tue night while high pressure remains to the W and NW of the area through Fri night. The area of high pressure will drift S to the W of the central waters Sat through Sun night and persist there through Tue night. Weak low pressure will pass just NW of the N portions late Sun into early Mon. $$ PZZ820-052115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-052115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-052115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-052115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-052115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-052115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-052115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-052115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-052115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-052115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-052115- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 151 AM PST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.