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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 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.
PZZ899-282130-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
CENTRAL WATERS THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE S WATERS BY
LATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND S
WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT 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.
PZZ820-282130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 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 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-282130-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 14 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 12 TO
14 FT.
PZZ825-282130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE, THEN, BECOMING S
TO SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
PZZ925-282130-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 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 7 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ830-282130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 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 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
PZZ930-282130-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
PZZ835-282130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 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, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ935-282130-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ840-282130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-282130-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ945-282130-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
1249 AM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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