Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
492 FZPN36 KWBC 142202 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 202 PM PST Fri Nov 14 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 significant low pressure system will continue to slide southward offshore this evening and into tomorrow with an associated front moving through regional waters overnight into early AM. Slightly agitated seas will linger in southerly offshore waters Sat evening into Sun early AM as the remnant low lingers. Meanwhile, ridging briefly builds into northerly waters, slackening winds and seas. A cold front will sweep waters Sun during the day, exiting the area by Mon AM. Ridging and surface high pressure build through the area Tue as a potent system approaches. A warm front will develop and surge northward Wed with a strong cold front expected to approach the region Wed PM. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.