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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 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.
PZZ899-090315-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD E INTO THE AREA TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN WATERS WHILE WEAKENING. THE HIGH WILL THEN PERSIST OVER
THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. MEANWHILE, A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP OFF THE S AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT THEN
WEAKEN FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE N
WATERS SAT AS A FRONT STALLS ACROSS NW PORTIONS. THEREAFTER, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON
NIGHT.
PZZ820-090315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-090315-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-090315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-090315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. 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 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-090315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ930-090315-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-090315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
14 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 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, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ935-090315-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-090315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
PZZ940-090315-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N 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 7 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-090315-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
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