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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 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.
PZZ899-070315-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AS IT
TRACKS SLOWLY S ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. BEHIND THIS LOW, A
RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS, THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT
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. THE TROUGH WILL RESTRENGTHEN SAT
INTO SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-070315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-070315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 21 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-070315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-070315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-070315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ930-070315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
PZZ835-070315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-070315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-070315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-070315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ945-070315-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
644 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TODAY
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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