Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
768 FZPN26 KWBC 142200 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 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. PZZ899-151030- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A significant low pressure system will continue to slide southward offshore this evening and into tomorrow with an associated front moving through regional waters overnight into early AM. Slightly agitated seas will linger in southerly offshore waters Sat evening into Sun early AM as the remnant low lingers. Meanwhile, ridging briefly builds into northerly waters, slackening winds and seas. A cold front will sweep waters Sun during the day, exiting the area by Mon AM. Ridging and surface high pressure build through the area Tue as a potent system approaches. A warm front will develop and surge northward Wed with a strong cold front expected to approach the region Wed PM. $$ PZZ820-151030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-151030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$ PZZ825-151030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE, then, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-151030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-151030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-151030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ835-151030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-151030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-151030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-151030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-151030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 200 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.