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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 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.

PZZ899-191030-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge over the
far W portions will persist through Mon, drift NW Mon night,
then stall again NW of the waters Tue into Thu while gradually
strengthening. The ridge will remain in place while slowly
weakening Thu night into Fri night. A coastal trough will
persist through Fri night, weakening Tue night into Wed before
restrengthening Wed night into Thu.

$$

PZZ820-191030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-191030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-191030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-191030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-191030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-191030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 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. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-191030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-191030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-191030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-191030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
216 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.