Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
180 FZPN36 KWBC 100854 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI 1254 AM PST Wed Dec 10 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. This product will be discontinued January 6. For more details see: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ scn25-83_Updated_VOBRA_Discontinuation_aaa.pdf .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will shift N along the northern and central coast today through Sat night. High pressure just to the W of the central waters will persist through this evening, then drift N to the W of the N and central waters later tonight through Fri night. The high will slowly weaken Sat and Sat night as a cold front moves into the N portions, then rebuild E across the area Sun and Sun night as the cold front dissipates. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.