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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
720 PM 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.
PZZ899-281615-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE AREA AND
A COASTAL TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL WEAKEN AS THE
HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS E ACROSS THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS OVERNIGHT 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,
SLOWLY MOVE SE SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-281615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-281615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-281615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 12 FT.
PZZ925-281615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
PZZ830-281615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PZZ930-281615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
PZZ835-281615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ935-281615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PZZ840-281615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-281615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ945-281615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
720 PM PST TUE JAN 27 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
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