Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
997 FZPN26 KWBC 250321 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 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. PZZ899-251615- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will strengthen along the California coast tonight, then weaken Tue through Wed night while shifting to the southern California coast. A cold front over the northern waters will dissipate tonight. High pressure will build into the northern waters Tue, then continue to expand into the northern and central waters through Wed night. The trough along the California coast will strengthen Thu into Thu night. A cold front will approach from the NW Thu into Thu night before dissipating over the S waters Fri into Fri night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri night, and continue into Sat night. $$ PZZ820-251615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-251615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-251615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-251615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-251615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-251615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-251615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-251615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-251615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-251615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-251615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 721 PM PST Mon Nov 24 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.