Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
828 FZPN26 KWBC 111537 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 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. PZZ899-120545- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...An area of low pressure will weaken and move E across the southern waters today before eventually dissipating along the coast tonight. High pressure will build E into the central waters today and tonight as a cold front moves SE into the NW waters. The ridge will shift S of the area Wed and Wed night as the cold front continues moving E and SE across the waters. Another cold front or low pressure trough will develop just to the W Tue night, then move SE across the central and southern waters Wed through 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 Fri and Fri night while weakening. Sat a warm front will approach the waters and move NE across the NW portions, followed by a cold front that will sweep across the northern waters Sat night. $$ PZZ820-120545- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ920-120545- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. $$ PZZ825-120545- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-120545- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 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 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ830-120545- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-120545- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ835-120545- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-120545- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ840-120545- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-120545- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-120545- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 837 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.