Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
938 FZPN22 KWNM 130608 OFFN07 NAVTEX Marine Forecast for southern California waters NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1008 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 Conditions given represent the highest within that period. ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal waters forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A complex area of low pressure will move across the central and northern waters early tonight, and consolidate while intensifying over the N portion later tonight and early Thu. An associated strong cold front will move E across the waters tonight into Thu. The front will reach the southern waters by late Thu, and pass SE of the waters late Thu night or Fri. Meanwhile, weak high pressure will drift E over the far southern waters tonight into Thu, eventually moving SE of the area Thu night. Thereafter, another high pressure will build in slowly from the W Thu night through Fri night behind the cold front. High pressure will then weaken W of the waters Sat and Sat night as a cold front approaches from the NW by Sat night. The cold front will move SE across the N and central waters Sun into Sun night, and reach the S waters late Sun night into Mon with high pressure rebuilding over the area behind the front Mon and Mon night. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Conception ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Point Conception to the Mexican border .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.