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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 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.
PZZ899-262130-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 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 TODAY 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.
PZZ820-262130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-262130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
PZZ825-262130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-262130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-262130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-262130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-262130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-262130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-262130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-262130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-262130-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
216 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TODAY
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
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