Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
456 FZPN36 KWBC 111531 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI 731 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 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. This product will be discontinued January 6. For more details see: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ scn25-83_Updated_VOBRA_Discontinuation_aaa.pdf .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast through tonight, then gradually shift offshore from the central and southern coast Fri into Sat and dissipate Sat night into Sun. High pressure just to the W of the central and northern waters will persist today, then drift N to the W of the N waters later tonight through Fri night. The high will slowly weaken Sat and Sat night as a cold front moves into the N portions, then rebuild E across the area Sun into Mon night as the cold front dissipates. Another cold front will move into the N portions Mon and Mon night, while a low pressure trough develops along the central and southern coasts. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.