


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
856 FZPN36 KWBC 160934 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 234 AM PDT Thu Oct 16 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 weak low pressure trough along the California coast will strengthen today through Fri before weakening Fri night and Sat. A weak cold front will move over the northern waters Sat night through Sun before dissipating. Then a weak coastal trough will rebuild along the coast Sun night and the strengthen Mon and persist Mon night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.