Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
111 FZPN26 KWBC 272133 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 133 PM 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. 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. PZZ899-281115- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will slowly drift SE across the northern waters tonight 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, then persist through Tue night. A low pressure trough along the California coast will remain in place today through Tue night. $$ PZZ820-281115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-281115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-281115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-281115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-281115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-281115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-281115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-281115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-281115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-281115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming N to NW 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 winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-281115- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 133 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.