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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 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.
PZZ899-261615-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE W AND NW OF THE
AREA AND A COASTAL TROUGH ALONG THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
WEAKEN AS THE HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS SE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT
INTO TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS EARLY TUE AND TUE NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL
OR SOUTHERN WATERS LATER WED INTO WED NIGHT. ON WED AND WED
NIGHT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS AND
PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK
TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS ON FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
PZZ820-261615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-261615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-261615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-261615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ830-261615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-261615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 10 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-261615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-261615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-261615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-261615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
PZZ945-261615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
727 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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