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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 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.
PZZ899-091615-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PERSIST OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A
COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OFF THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT
THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS
THE N WATERS SAT AS A FRONT STALLS ACROSS NW PORTIONS.
THEREAFTER, HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS SAT
NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-091615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-091615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-091615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-091615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-091615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-091615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-091615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-091615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-091615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-091615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-091615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
747 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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