Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
122 FZPN36 KWBC 081543 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 743 AM PST Fri Nov 8 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 ridge of high pressure will drift S into the central waters today into tonight and drift W of the waters Sat and Sat night. Low pressure will move NW and N of the area Sat into Sat night, pulling a cold front across the N and and into the central waters. A second cold front will approach the waters Sat night and move across the N and into the central waters Sun and Sun night. The front will continue moving SE into the S waters Mon and Mon night, with a high pressure ridge building across the NW waters Mon night. A coastal trough will redevelop on Tue and persist into Tue night Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.