Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
356 FZPN26 KWBC 221514 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 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. PZZ899-230330- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure centered N of the northern waters will move quickly NE and then N away from the area today. A cold front extending S from the low will move E and SE across the northern and central waters today, then reach the southern waters tonight. Another area of low pressure will develop W of the waters Sat, and will move E into the northern waters Sat night into Sun before weakening into a trough Sun night. The low will drag a weak cold front across the central and southern waters Sun night through Mon night. An additional weak surface trough will extend S from broad low pressure N of the area and move E across the northern waters Mon through Tue. The low will dissipate late Tue into Tue night as ridging builds across the area. $$ PZZ820-230330- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-230330- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-230330- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-230330- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-230330- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-230330- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-230330- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-230330- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Showers likely. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-230330- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-230330- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-230330- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 714 AM PST Fri Nov 22 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.