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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 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.
PZZ899-051615-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
MOVING SE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING S
OF THE AREA MON. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS
MON, THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS S ACROSS THE REGION MON
NIGHT INTO TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS MON
NIGHT INTO TUE, THEN WEAKEN TUE NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED INTO
WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD
ACROSS THE NW PORTION WED NIGHT INTO THU NIGHT, THEN EXPAND S
THROUGHOUT THE WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WED INTO WED NIGHT, EXPAND N
ALONG THE COAST THU INTO THU NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO FRI
NIGHT.
PZZ820-051615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-051615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
15 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ825-051615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-051615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-051615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
TUE
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ930-051615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-051615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ935-051615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ840-051615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-051615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ945-051615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
809 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
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