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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
ISSUED BY NWS HONOLULU HI
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 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.
PZZ899-131015-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS THE PARENT HIGH
PRESSURE CENTER SLOWLY DRIFTS N. A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU AND WEAKEN THU NIGHT. A WEAK AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS
AND SLOW MOVE WEST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN SAT INTO SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-131015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 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 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ920-131015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. 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 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 SE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-131015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
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 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 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ925-131015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NE 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ830-131015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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 LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ930-131015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
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
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ835-131015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 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 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ935-131015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
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
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
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
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.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ840-131015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. 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
N TO 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.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
PZZ940-131015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ945-131015-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
140 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 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 5 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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