National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 242106
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

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.

PZZ899-251045
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A cold front will move S-SE through the central and southern waters through tonight. Another stronger low will enter the northern waters tonight with enhanced winds and seas into Thu. A strong cold front will move across the central and S waters Thu into Thu night. The low will begin to weaken and move E towards the southern Oregon coast Fri into Sat as high pressure begins to build in from the W. The low will dissipate inland Sat night and high pressure will remain just to the W and N of the waters as an inland trough begins to form Sat and persist into Mon night.


PZZ820-251045
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

STORM WARNING

TONIGHT
SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. Rain.

THU
S winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. Scattered showers.

THU NIGHT
S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI
NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SUN
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.


PZZ920-251045
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.

THU
W to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI
NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.


PZZ825-251045
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. Rain.

THU
S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.

THU NIGHT
S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

FRI
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.


PZZ925-251045
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain.

THU
SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft.

FRI
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.


PZZ830-251045
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.

THU NIGHT
SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI
SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.


PZZ930-251045
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. Rain.

THU
SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.

THU NIGHT
SW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.

FRI
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.


PZZ835-251045
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU
S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.

THU NIGHT
SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI
SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.


PZZ935-251045
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt, then, becoming SW. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU
SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.

THU NIGHT
W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI
W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.


PZZ840-251045
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

TONIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain.

THU
S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

THU NIGHT
S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

FRI
W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers.

FRI NIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

SAT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

MON
N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.


PZZ940-251045
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

THU
SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.

THU NIGHT
W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

FRI
W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

FRI NIGHT
W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.


PZZ945-251045
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W
106 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

TONIGHT
S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain.

THU
S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU NIGHT
S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

FRI
W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SAT
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

MON
N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.


.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.