Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
229 FZPN26 KWBC 222143 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 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. PZZ899-231000- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist across the central waters through Sun night. A strong cold front will move into the NW waters Sun night, and weaken as it moves into the central waters Mon and Mon night. A high pressure ridge will rebuild over the NW waters Mon night into Tue, then slowly weaken Tue night into Wed night. A weak trough will continue along the S and central California coasts through Sun night, strengthen slightly Mon into Tue, then gradually weaken Tue night into Wed night. A weakening cold front will move across the waters Thu into Thu night. $$ PZZ820-231000- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-231000- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Chance of rain. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Areas of fog and chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 20 ft, building to 17 to 27 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ825-231000- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-231000- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-231000- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-231000- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ835-231000- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ935-231000- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ840-231000- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ940-231000- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ945-231000- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 143 PM PST Sat Feb 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.