Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
103 FZPN26 KWBC 150352 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 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. PZZ899-151630- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front passing SE of Point Conception this evening will move S across the far southern waters tonight while weakening. A warm front will move NE across the NW portion Sat while the associated developing low pressure center passes just N of the waters. The low will pull a cold front into the northern waters Sat night, where the front will briefly stall into Sun. Another area of low pressure will track E across the far northern waters Sun and Sun night while pulling the front S and SE across the northern and into the central waters. The front will pass S across the southern waters Mon and will pass S of the area Mon evening. A high pressure ridge will build E towards the waters Mon and Mon night, as a low pressure trough develops along the coast. The high pressure ridge will shift slowly S across the waters Tue through Wed before passing S of the area Wed night. A cold front will approach the NW waters Tue night, and then will move SE across the northern and central waters Wed and Wed night. $$ PZZ820-151630- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-151630- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ825-151630- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-151630- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-151630- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-151630- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-151630- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-151630- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-151630- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT and SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-151630- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-151630- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 852 PM PDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Chance of showers. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.