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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
720 PM 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.
PZZ899-311615-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST 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 WED NIGHT. THE COASTAL TROUGH RETURNS MON
THROUGH WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-311615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 11 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 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 11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
PZZ920-311615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
WED NIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
PZZ825-311615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO
10 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 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
MON
N TO NW 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 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-311615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
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 12 FT.
SUN
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. 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, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
WED
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-311615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 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 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 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-311615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
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 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 5 TO 15 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 11 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-311615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 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 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-311615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE 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
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 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.
WED
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-311615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N 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
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-311615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO 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 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 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 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-311615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
720 PM PST FRI JAN 30 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. 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, BECOMING 5 TO 15 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 WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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