


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
669 FZPN26 KWBC 222203 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 303 PM PDT Thu May 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. PZZ899-231030- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weakening area of low pressure and associated cold front will dissipate tonight. High pressure will rebuild well W of the area tonight, then slowly drift E Fri through Sun night. A cold front will reach the northern waters Mon and move slowly E into Mon night. High pressure will build over the waters Tue and Tue night while a trough develops along the coast. $$ PZZ820-231030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-231030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE early, then, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-231030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-231030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-231030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-231030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-231030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-231030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-231030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-231030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-231030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 303 PM PDT Thu May 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.