


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
513 FZPN26 KWBC 170945 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 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. PZZ899-172300- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered to the W and NW of the waters today will gradually weaken while shifting farther W through Fri night. A low pressure trough along the northern California coast will gradually weaken through Fri. The center of high pressure will drift farther W and NW of the area while extending a weakening ridge E and SE across the N and central waters Fri night through Mon night. The coastal trough will reestablish along the N and central areas by later Sat and Sat night and persist through Mon night. $$ PZZ820-172300- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ920-172300- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ825-172300- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ925-172300- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ830-172300- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ930-172300- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ835-172300- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ935-172300- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ840-172300- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-172300- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ945-172300- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 245 AM PDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.