Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
227 FZPN36 KWBC 192208 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 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 move E across the waters tonight. The cold front will move inland across northern California later tonight and push S across the central and S waters Thu through Thu night. A low will develop along the S California coast Thu night and then persist through Sat before dissipating Sat night. High pressure will build across the area Sun into Sun night. A cold front will move into the northern waters Sun night and into the central waters Mon and Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.