Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
427 FZPN26 KWBC 040952 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 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. PZZ899-042145- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the California coast will continue through Mon night while high pressure persists 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 Mon night. $$ PZZ820-042145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ920-042145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-042145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-042145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-042145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-042145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 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 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-042145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-042145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. $$ PZZ840-042145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-042145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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. $$ PZZ945-042145- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 152 AM PST Thu Dec 4 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.