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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
730 PM 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.
PZZ899-071615-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN
SOUTHERN WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. BEHIND THIS
LOW, A RIDGE WILL BUILD E OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS, THEN WEAKEN
EARLY WED MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE S INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED AND CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN WATERS WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS CENTRAL WATERS THU, THEN EXPANDS S ACROSS
ALL WATERS FRI, INTO FRI NIGHT, AND INTO SAT. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY WED NIGHT,
EXPAND N ALONG THE COAST THU INTO THU NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO
FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN SAT AS A FRONT STALLS IN
WATERS OFF THE N CALIFORNIA COAST SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-071615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-071615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 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. 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 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
PZZ825-071615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N TO NW 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 E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ925-071615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO
14 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ830-071615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ930-071615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ835-071615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 19 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 12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-071615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-071615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 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. 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 TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-071615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-071615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
730 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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