Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
213 FZPN36 KWBC 120356 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 756 PM PST Tue Nov 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. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure over the N and central waters will weaken tonight. A stationary front over the northern waters will begin to retreat N-NE tonight as a warm front. A strong, complex low pressure system will pass by to the NW of the waters Wed and Wed night, dragging a strong cold front E across the waters. The front will reach the southern waters Thu and pass SE of the waters Thu night. Meanwhile, over the southern waters, weak high pressure will drift back E over the southern waters tonight through Wed night, eventually moving SE of the area Thu. Thereafter, high pressure will build in from the W Thu night through Fri night. A weak warm front will cross the northern waters late Thu night into Fri night. High pressure will then weaken W of the waters Sat and Sat night as a cold front approaches from the NW Sat night. The cold front will move SE across the N and central waters Sun and Sun night, with high pressure rebuilding over the area behind the front. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.