Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
500 FZPN36 KWBC 030934 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 134 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A couple strong cold fronts will affect the central and northern waters over the next week. A trough of low pressure will persist along the California coast through early Tue while high pressure remains over the central and S California waters. Low pressure will move NE across the northern waters this afternoon, then move inland along the Oregon coast tonight. A significant cold front will approach the area late tonight into Tue before stalling and dissipating over the central waters Tue night. Another cold front will move E over the N and central waters Wed into Wed night before dissipating over the S waters Thu night as high pressure builds in behind it. The area of high pressure will remain just W of the waters on Fri and will start to dissipate on Fri night. A trough will develop along the California coast Thu night into Fri, then weaken Fri night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.