Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
225 FZPN36 KWBC 160401 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 801 PM PST Sat Nov 15 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...Inland Low pressure will move E and NE tonight as a pair of low pressure troughs pass SE across the waters, and a strong cold front approaches from the NW. The strong cold front will move SE over the N and central waters Sun, and reach the S waters Sun night as low pressure forms near the central California coast. The front will slowly cross the S waters Mon into Mon night as the low slides SE along the coast. The low will weaken near or over southern California Tue as a high pressure ridge develops over the outer portion of the N waters. The low will likely dissipate Tue night as the ridge persists over the NW portion of the area. The ridge will dissipate Wed as a warm front lifts NE over the northern and central waters. The warm front will pass inland by Wed night as a strong cold front moves SE over the region Wed night into Thu. High pressure will build to the W of the waters Thu night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Showers likely. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.