Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
095 FZPN26 KWBC 270932 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 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. PZZ899-272115- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will approach from the NW today into tonight before stalling over the central waters Fri and dissipating Fri night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri night, and continue into Mon night while a trough persists along the central and southern coast. $$ PZZ820-272115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-272115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ825-272115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-272115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ830-272115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-272115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-272115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-272115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-272115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-272115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-272115- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 132 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.