Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
316 FZPN36 KWBC 211525 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 725 AM PST Fri Nov 21 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 small low will move into the southern waters today before moving S of the area tonight. A ridge will build across the NW portion tonight into Sat, then weaken Sat night as a cold front approaches the waters. The front will move into the northern waters Sun, then into the central waters Sun night. The front will dissipate across the central or southern waters Mon. High pressure will build across the NW portion behind the front on Mon and persist through Tue night. A trough will form along the California coast Sun night, strengthen Mon into Mon night, then slowly weaken Tue into Tue night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.