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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 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.
PZZ899-272130-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 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 TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS EARLY TODAY
INTO TONIGHT, 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.
PZZ820-272130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 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 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-272130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT, THEN,
BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
PZZ825-272130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ925-272130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ830-272130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-272130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. 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 13 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
FRI
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ835-272130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 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, 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, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-272130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO NE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ840-272130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 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 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-272130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
TONIGHT
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, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-272130-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
216 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 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, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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