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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
748 PM 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.
PZZ899-271630-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE AREA AND
A COASTAL TROUGH ALONG THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL WEAKEN AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS E ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO TUE
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS EARLY
TUE INTO TUE NIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL OR SOUTHERN
WATERS WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND S
WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT AND PERSIST THU THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS A
WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS ON FRI, THEN QUICKLY WEAKEN AND
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE NW PORTIONS EARLY FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRI NIGHT, SLOW WHILE ENTERING THE
NW PORTIONS SAT, THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-271630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-271630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 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 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT AND SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-271630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-271630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-271630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 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 W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU AND THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-271630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-271630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 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, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-271630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-271630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
N 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 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-271630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 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 5 TO 9 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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-271630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
748 PM PST MON JAN 26 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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