Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
212 FZPN26 KWBC 062141 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 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. PZZ899-071030- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong low pressure system will pass well N of the waters this evening and tonight, pushing a front crossing the N waters tonight. High pressure will build and persist over the waters Fri and Fri night. A low pressure will remain W of the waters Fri night through Sun as it tracks N. An associated cold front will approach from the W on Sat and slowly move into the waters through Sun night before stalling. The stalled front will then slowly weaken through Mon night. High pressure will build in from the NW Tue and Tue night with low pressure trough developing along the coast. The NAVTEX transmitter in Cambria is currently down at this time. Technicians are aware, and are working on a resolution. $$ PZZ820-071030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-071030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt, then, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-071030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-071030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-071030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-071030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-071030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-071030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-071030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-071030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-071030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 141 PM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.