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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 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.
PZZ899-301615-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A COASTAL TROUGH ALONG
CALIFORNIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N OUTER WATERS SAT INTO SAT NIGHT THEN
MOVE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS INTO SUN NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS AND BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
FRONT MON THROUGH TUES NIGHT.
PZZ820-301615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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 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.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-301615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
13 TO 17 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-301615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 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 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 WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-301615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-301615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 10 TO
12 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
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-301615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. 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 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ835-301615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-301615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-301615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 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, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-301615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE 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 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-301615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
730 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
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