Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
815 FZPN26 KWBC 140345 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 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. PZZ899-141615- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong low pressure system will drift SE over northern waters tonight with the strongest winds over the westernmost northern waters. An associated cold front will move over the central waters tonight before pushing through the S waters Fri into Fri night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri into Sun ahead of the next cold front approaching from the NW. The cold front will move over the N and central waters Sun into Sun night before moving over the S water Mon into Mon night. High pressure to the NW and SW of the waters will build in behind the front Mon into Mon night. An inland trough will begin to form Mon night and persist into Tue and Tue night as high pressure remains SW of waters. $$ PZZ820-141615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ920-141615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-141615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-141615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 25 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ830-141615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-141615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-141615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-141615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ840-141615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-141615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-141615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 745 PM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.