FZPN26 KWBC 280341
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 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.

PZZ899-281700-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist just W of the waters through Thu night. A weak coastal
trough will persist tonight into Sun night. A weak cold front
will move S into the N waters Thu, then pass slowly SE through
the central waters Thu night into Fri before dissipating Fri
night. High pressure W of the waters will gradually build E
across the central and northern waters Fri through Sun night.
Meanwhile, low pressure will approach the far southern waters
Sat, then slowly move E across the area through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-281700-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-281700-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-281700-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-281700-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-281700-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-281700-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-281700-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-281700-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-281700-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-281700-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-281700-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
841 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.