FZPN26 KWBC 011527
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
727 AM 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.

PZZ899-020330-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure across the N
waters will move N of the area by tonight. Another 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.

$$

PZZ820-020330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-020330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 20 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-020330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-020330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to
20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-020330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-020330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.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 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-020330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-020330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 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 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ840-020330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 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 to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-020330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 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.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.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 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-020330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
727 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.