Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
234 FZPN26 KWBC 311004 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 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. PZZ899-312200- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist over the central and southern waters into Sat night while gradually weakening. A cold front will slowly move over the northern and into the central waters today into tonight. The front will stall across the central waters Sat. A second cold front will move across the N waters tonight into Sat, and merge with the stationary front across the central waters Sat night. The front will remain stationary across the central waters through Mon night, before moving S and into the S waters Tue and Tue night. A high pressure ridge will build across the N and central waters behind the front Tue and Tue night. $$ PZZ820-312200- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-312200- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-312200- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-312200- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-312200- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-312200- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ835-312200- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-312200- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-312200- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ940-312200- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-312200- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 204 AM PST Fri Jan 31 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.