FZPN26 KWBC 101539
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 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.
PZZ899-110500-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak coastal trough will
persist today. A cold front will move S into the N waters tonight,
then dissipate across the central waters Fri. High pressure will
gradually build in from the W and NW Fri through Sat and a
stronger area of high pressure will build in Sat night through Sun
night. A coastal trough will develop Sun and Sun night along the
central and S waters and intensify through Mon and Mon night
while expanding N along the coast.
$$
PZZ820-110500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-110500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-110500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-110500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-110500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-110500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-110500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-110500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-110500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-110500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-110500-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
839 AM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.