Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
064 FZPN36 KWBC 181605 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 805 AM PST Tue Nov 18 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 build in across the waters today and tonight. A warm front will push E into the central and N waters Wed followed by a cold front late Wed into Wed night. The cold front will move inland across northern California Wed night and push S across the central and S waters late Wed night through Thu night. A low will develop along the S California coast Thu night and then persist through Sat before dissipating Sat night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.