Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
742 FZPN36 KWBC 021551 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 751 AM PST Tue Dec 2 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 along the California coast will remain in place through Sat night while high pressure persists to the W and NW of the area. Low pressure will develop across the inner central waters Wed, then slowly drift S and SW across the area Wed night before dissipating SW of the region Thu into Thu night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.