Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
122 FZPN26 KWBC 080329 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 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. PZZ899-081615- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will remain along the central and S California coast tonight through Tue night, then redevelop along the N and central coast Wed through Fri night. High pressure just to the W of the central waters will remain through Wed night then drift N to the W of the N and central waters later Wed night through Fri night. $$ PZZ820-081615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-081615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-081615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-081615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-081615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-081615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 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 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-081615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-081615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-081615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-081615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-081615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 729 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.