Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
777 FZPN26 KWBC 180953 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. 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. PZZ899-182215- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build in across the waters today and tonight. A warm front will push E into the central and N waters Wed followed by a cold front late Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move inland across northern California Wed night and push S across the central and S waters late Wed night through Thu night. A low will develop along the S California coast Thu night and then persist through Sat before dissipating Sat night. $$ PZZ820-182215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-182215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. Rain. Scattered tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-182215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-182215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-182215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-182215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ835-182215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-182215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ840-182215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-182215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-182215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 153 AM PST Tue Nov 18 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.