Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 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.

PZZ899-201615-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist to the W and NW of the waters through Wed and strengthens
Wed night into Thu night, then moves to the N and NW of the area
through Fri night while becoming weaker through Sat night. A
trough will persist along the coast today through Fri night and
intensifies along the N and central coast Wed night through Fri
becoming weaker later Fri night through Sat night over this
region.  

$$

PZZ820-201615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 

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PZZ920-201615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-201615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...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 to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-201615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-201615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early. 
.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 to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-201615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-201615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-201615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...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 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-201615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-201615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.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, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-201615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
634 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
8 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.