


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
164 FZPN26 KWBC 132210 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 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. PZZ899-141030- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California coast will persist tonight through Fri night. The coastal trough will slowly begin to dissipate as a strong cold front will approach the northern waters Fri night into Sat. The front will slowly move into the central waters Sat night and then dissipate across the southern waters Sun. High pressure will build in across the central and southern waters Sun into Sun night and persist through Mon night while a weak surface trough moves across N portions. $$ PZZ820-141030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ920-141030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-141030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-141030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-141030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-141030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt early, then, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-141030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-141030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-141030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-141030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-141030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 310 PM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.