Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
235 FZPN36 KWBC 081550 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI 750 AM PST Mon Dec 8 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. This product will be discontinued January 6.For more details see: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/ scn25-83_Updated_VOBRA_Discontinuation_aaa.pdf .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist along the central and S California coast today through Tue night, then redevelop along the N and central coast Wed through Fri night. High pressure just to the W of the central waters will persist through Wed night then drift N to the W of the N and central waters later Wed night through Fri night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.