Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
006 FZPN36 KWBC 151543 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 743 AM PST Sat Nov 15 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 and SE from the southern Califoria waters today as low pressure redevelops over inland portions of central and northern California. The low will move E and NE tonight as a low pressure trough passes SE across the waters, and a strong cold front approaches from the NW. The strong cold front will move SE over the N and central waters Sun, and reach the S waters Sun night as low pressure forms near the central California coast. The front will slowly cross the S waters Mon into Mon night as the low slides SE along the coast. The low will weaken near or over southern California Tue as a high pressure ridge develops over the outer portion of the N waters. The low will likely dissipate Tue night as the ridge persists over the NW portion of the area. The ridge will dissipate Wed as a warm front lifts NE over the northern and central waters. The warm front will pass inland by Wed night as a strong cold front moves SE over the region. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of showers and scattered tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.