Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
576 FZPN26 KWBC 121554 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 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. PZZ899-130445- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front across the area will continue moving E and SE over the northern and central waters today, and then will progress SE across the central and southern waters tonight and Thu. A warm front will approach the northern and central waters Thu and move across the region Thu night. A cold front will follow, and move across the northern and central waters Thu night into Fri night while weakening. A warm front will approach the waters Sat and move NE across the NW portions, followed by a cold front that will sweep across the northern and central waters Sun and Sun night. $$ PZZ820-130445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Chance of rain early. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ920-130445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of tstms early. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain early, then showers likely. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ825-130445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain, then scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Chance of rain early. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-130445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Chance of tstms early. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain early, then chance of showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-130445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of tstms early. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain early. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-130445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Chance of tstms early. Chance of showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain early. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-130445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of tstms early. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-130445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Chance of tstms early. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-130445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-130445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. Chance of tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of tstms early. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-130445- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 854 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.