Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
942 FZPN36 KWBC 271608 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 808 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 slowly drift SE across the northern waters today into early Fri, then dissipate near the central waters later Fri. Meanwhile, high pressure across the central and southern waters will slowly weaken as an area of low pressure approaches the central waters from the W Fri night. As the low weakens W of the waters Sat and Sat night, high pressure from the N will expand S across the region. The high pressure ridge will then slowly strengthen across the waters Sun through Mon night. A low pressure trough along the California coast will remain in place today through Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 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 9 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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 to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 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 Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.