Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
146 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.

PZZ899-201230-
146 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.


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PZZ820-201230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

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

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PZZ920-201230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ825-201230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
146 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, 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, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 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 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ925-201230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

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

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PZZ830-201230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
146 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ930-201230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
146 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 7 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ835-201230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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, becoming 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ935-201230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ840-201230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

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PZZ940-201230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

.TONIGHT...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...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ945-201230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
146 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026

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

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.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.