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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
156 PM 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.
PZZ899-291015-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS 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. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS
ACROSS THE WATERS MON INTO MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-291015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 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 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-291015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-291015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 5 TO 15 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
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-291015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
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 8 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
12 TO 14 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-291015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO
10 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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ930-291015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
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, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-291015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 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 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ935-291015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ840-291015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N 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
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-291015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 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 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ945-291015-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
156 PM PST WED JAN 28 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 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 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
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