Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
364 FZPN26 KWBC 162210 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 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. PZZ899-171015- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE over the central and S waters tonight. Low pressure will drift SE near the coast Mon as the front crosses the remainder of the S waters. High pressure will build to the W of the area Mon night into Tue then build over the N waters late Tue into Tue night. A warm front will push E into the central and northern waters early Wed followed by a cold front Wed and Wed night. The cold front will move inland across northern CA Wed night and push S across the southern waters Thu. High pressure will build over the waters Fri and Fri night. $$ PZZ820-171015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-171015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt, then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ825-171015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-171015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt, then, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-171015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-171015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ835-171015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ935-171015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ840-171015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt, then, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ940-171015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ945-171015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 210 PM PST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.