Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
622 FZPN36 KWBC 312205 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 305 PM PDT Thu Oct 31 2024 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will dissipate across the S waters tonight. Another cold front will move S across the waters Fri through Sat night while high pressure to the W slowly spreads E across the waters. A low pressure trough will form along the California coast Sat and persist through Tue night as high pressure strengthens W of the waters. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.