Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
703 FZPN26 KWBC 131532 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 732 AM PST Thu Nov 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. PZZ899-140315- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strengthening area of low pressure will move across the central and northern waters today into tonight with the strongest winds over the N waters. A associated cold front will move over the N and central waters today into tonight before pushing through the S waters tonight into Fri night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri into Sun ahead of the next cold front approaching from the NW. The cold front will move over the N and central waters Sun into Sun night before moving over the S water Mon into Mon night. High pressure will build in behind the front Mon into Mon night over the waters. $$ PZZ820-140315- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. Showers. Scattered tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-140315- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 29 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 27 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ825-140315- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Showers likely. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ925-140315- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft. Scattered showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-140315- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain early, then chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ930-140315- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-140315- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms early, then rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain likely. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Slight chance of showers. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-140315- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ840-140315- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain, then chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-140315- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 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 winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-140315- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 732 AM PST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain likely. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Showers likely and slight chance of tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.