Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
289 FZPN36 KWBC 270934 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 134 AM PST Thu Nov 27 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 cold front will approach from the NW today into tonight before stalling over the central waters Fri and dissipating Fri night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri night, and continue into Mon night while a trough persists along the central and southern coast. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW 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. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.