Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
406 FZPN36 KWBC 262214 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 214 PM PST Wed Nov 26 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist over the northern waters tonight while a trough is in place along the southern coast. A cold front will approach from the NW Thu into Thu night before stalling over the central waters Fri and dissipating Fri night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri night, and continue into Mon night while a trough persists along the central and southern coast. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.