Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
070 FZPN26 KWBC 231442 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 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. PZZ899-240330- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist along the California coast today into tonight, strengthen Mon and Mon night, then weaken Tue through Wed night while shifting to the southern coast. A cold front will move into the northern waters today, central waters tonight, then dissipate across the central region Mon. High pressure will build into N waters behind the front tonight, then continue to expand into the northern and central waters Mon through Thu night. The trough along the California coast will strengthen Thu into Thu night. $$ PZZ820-240330- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-240330- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-240330- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-240330- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-240330- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-240330- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-240330- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-240330- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-240330- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-240330- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-240330- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 642 AM PST Sun Nov 23 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.