FZPN26 KWBC 020403
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 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.

PZZ899-021615-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...An area of low pressure
centered W of the N waters will push a cold front into the area
late tonight through early Fri night. The complex low will move
across the N waters Sat, then move N of the area Sat night. A
secondary surface trough will follow and move across the waters
Sat night into Sun as yet another low pressure dives SE toward
the N waters. The developing low will move into the N waters late
Sun night into Mon. The low will weaken late Mon and Mon night
along the central coast. Yet another cold front will move into
the waters Tue into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-021615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-021615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain, then scattered showers.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 21 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to
12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-021615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-021615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. Rain. Scattered showers.
.SAT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-021615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-021615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Isolated showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-021615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-021615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-021615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-021615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-021615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
803 PM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.