Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
815 FZPN36 KWBC 091009 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 209 AM PST Sun Nov 9 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 low pressure trough will persist along the California coast tonight through Tue before dissipating Tue night. A high pressure ridge will persist across the northern and central waters today into Mon. The ridge will shift SW of the area later Mon as a cold front moves S into the northern waters. This front will stall through Tue while becoming diffuse, then lift back N away from the area Tue night. A stronger, complex low pressure system will pass by to the NW of the waters Wed, dragging a strong cold front E across the waters. The front will reach the southern waters Thu. Meanwhile, over the southern waters, high pressure today will drift W tonight through Tue, then drift back E across the southern waters Tue night through Wed night, eventually moving SE of the area Thu as the cold front reaches the southern waters. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.