


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
001 FZPN36 KWBC 190343 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 843 PM PDT Wed Jun 18 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 continue S across the waters tonight before dissipating Thu. High pressure will build E over the waters behind the front Thu through Fri. Additionally a coastal trough will persist along the coastline tonight through Fri. A weak cold front or trough will move S across the northern and central CA waters Fri night then dissipate. High pressure will rebuild Sat through Mon night in tandem with a coastal trough. Please see https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ pns25-33_vobra_discontinuation_2025.pdf (all lower case) for a proposal to discontinue this product. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.