Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
286 FZPN26 KWBC 172209 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 209 PM PST Mon Nov 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. PZZ899-181015- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE over the S waters tonight. High pressure will build to the W of the area tonight into Tue then build over the N waters late Tue into Tue night. A warm front will push E into the central and N waters Wed followed by a cold front Wed night. The cold front will move inland across northern California Wed night and push S across the S waters Thu and Thu night. A low will develop along the S California coast Thu night and persist into Sat before dissipating. $$ PZZ820-181015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-181015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-181015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-181015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-181015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-181015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ835-181015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-181015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-181015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ940-181015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-181015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 209 PM PST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.