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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 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.
PZZ899-121715-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE SLOWLY DRIFTING N. A
TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU, THEN
MOVE OFF THE COAST THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
PZZ820-121715-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 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 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ920-121715-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-121715-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ925-121715-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 10 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 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ830-121715-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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.
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 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ930-121715-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ835-121715-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-121715-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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
6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-121715-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-121715-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-121715-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
724 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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