FZPN26 KWBC 111535
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
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.
PZZ899-120315-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will weaken today
as a front stalls then dissipates across the NW portion.
Thereafter, high pressure will prevail across the waters as a
trough remains along the coast today through Thu night.
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PZZ820-120315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ920-120315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ825-120315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-120315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-120315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-120315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-120315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ935-120315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-120315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-120315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-120315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
735 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026
.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.