Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
101 FZPN36 KWBC 162211 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 211 PM PST Sun Nov 16 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 cold front will move SE over the central and S waters tonight. Low pressure will drift SE near the coast Mon as the front crosses the remainder of the S waters. High pressure will build to the W of the area Mon night into Tue then build over the N waters late Tue into Tue night. A warm front will push E into the central and northern waters early Wed followed by a cold front Wed and Wed night. The cold front will move inland across northern CA Wed night and push S across the southern waters Thu. High pressure will build over the waters Fri and Fri night. Point St. George to Point Arena ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 17 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 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...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.