Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
039 FZPN26 KWBC 122143 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 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. PZZ899-131015- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A complex area of low pressure will move across the central and northern waters early tonight, and consolidate while intensifying over the N portion later tonight and early Thu. An assoicated strong cold front will move E across the waters tonight into Thu. The front will reach the southern waters by late Thu, and pass SE of the waters late Thu night or Fri. Meanwhile, weak high pressure will drift E over the far southern waters tonight into Thu, eventually moving SE of the area Thu night. Thereafter, another high pressure will build in slowly from the W Thu night through Fri night behind the cold front. High pressure will then weaken W of the waters Sat and Sat night as a cold front approaches from the NW by Sat night. The cold front will move SE across the N and central waters Sun into Sun night, and reach the S waters late Sun night into Mon with high pressure rebuilding over the area behind the front Mon and Mon night. $$ PZZ820-131015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt, then, becoming SE 40 to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Showers. Isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-131015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 40 to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers, then rain. .THU...W to NW winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 27 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ825-131015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft. Showers. Slight chance of tstms. .THU...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Showers likely. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-131015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 50 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain. .THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 21 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-131015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers. Slight chance of tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Slight chance of tstms, otherwise showers. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-131015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Showers likely. Slight chance of tstms. .THU...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ835-131015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms with vsby 1 nm or less, then rain. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain likely. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ935-131015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers. .THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ840-131015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain, then chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-131015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain, then scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-131015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 143 PM PST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain likely. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.