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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
754 PM 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.
PZZ899-081630-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS WHILE WEAKENING. THE HIGH WILL THEN PERSIST OVER
THE WATERS THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP OFF THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT
THEN WEAKEN FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS
THE N WATERS SAT AS A FRONT STALLS OFF THE N CALIFORNIA COAST
SAT NIGHT. THEREAFTER, HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-081630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ920-081630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 23 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ825-081630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 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 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-081630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-081630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
PZZ930-081630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-081630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 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 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
PZZ935-081630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-081630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ940-081630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N 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. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-081630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
754 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 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 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 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 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
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