Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
643 FZPN26 KWBC 131533 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 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. PZZ899-140430- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front approaching from the N will move across the northern and central waters today into tonight, then through the southern waters later tonight into Tue night, followed by the parent low. High pressure will build back across the region behind the front Tue through Wed. A trough will develop along the coast Wed night and persist into Fri before gradually weakening Fri night. $$ PZZ820-140430- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-140430- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-140430- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-140430- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-140430- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-140430- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-140430- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-140430- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-140430- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-140430- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-140430- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.