


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
520 FZPN36 KWBC 031608 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 908 AM PDT Sun Aug 3 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...A trough near the California coast will persist today through Tue night. A high pressure center W of the waters will persist today through Tue while slowly drifting S and dissipating before a stronger high pressure center builds in from the west Tue night through Wed night. Also a weak low just W of the N waters will track E today and tonight, then dissipate Mon. A weak front or surface trough will move across the N waters late Wed into Wed night, the central waters Thu, and then dissipate Thu night. High pressure will the prevail across the remainder of the region Wed through Thu night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.