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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 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.
PZZ899-101630-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS
TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE N WATERS SAT AS A FRONT STALLS
ACROSS NW PORTIONS. A COASTAL TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN COASTS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT INTO SAT. THEREAFTER, HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS AS A TROUGH REMAINS ALONG
THE COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-101630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-101630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
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 12 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-101630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. 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 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ925-101630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ830-101630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ930-101630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-101630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-101630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-101630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-101630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 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 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-101630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
753 PM PST FRI JAN 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED AND WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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