


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
691 FZPN26 KWBC 150927 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. 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. PZZ899-152215- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist W and W of the waters today into Fri. A cold front will approach from the NW Fri night and move S over the waters Fri night through Sat before dissipating. A coastal trough will persist through early Fri night and weaken Sat. It will then expand and strengthen Sat night through Mon before weakening Mon night. High pressure will rebuild over the waters from the E Sat night and persist through Mon night. $$ PZZ820-152215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-152215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-152215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-152215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-152215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-152215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-152215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-152215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-152215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-152215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-152215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 227 AM PDT Thu May 15 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.