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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 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.
PZZ899-302145-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY THROUGH SAT. A COASTAL TROUGH ALONG
CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE 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.
PZZ820-302145-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
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 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-302145-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 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 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.
PZZ825-302145-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT, THEN, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-302145-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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, BECOMING S. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-302145-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-302145-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT, THEN,
BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ835-302145-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-302145-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-302145-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-302145-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT, THEN,
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-302145-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
149 AM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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 9 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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