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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 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.
PZZ899-072115-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN
SOUTHERN WATERS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BAJA REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS LOW, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY
MOVE E OVER THE WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE NW. THE FRONT WILL MOVE S-SE INTO THE
CENTRAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT 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 TONIGHT, 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.
PZZ820-072115-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N 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 S TO SE. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
PZZ920-072115-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 25 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
PZZ825-072115-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT,
THEN, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ925-072115-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
12 TO 20 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 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 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
PZZ830-072115-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 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 11 FT.
PZZ930-072115-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
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 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
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
PZZ835-072115-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 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 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-072115-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
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 19 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ840-072115-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
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. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-072115-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 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 TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 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. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
E TO 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
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-072115-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
122 AM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
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 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 9 TO
16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 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 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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