FZPN26 KWBC 071003
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 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.
PZZ899-072230-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W of the waters
will gradually build E into the central and southern waters
today through Wed. A cold front will move S into the northern
waters this afternoon into tonight. A ridge of high pressure
will move S away from the area Wed night as the front continue
moving S through the central waters. The front will continue to
press SE over the central and southern waters Thu into Sat night.
The associated area of low pressure will move E into the central
waters late Wed into Wed night, then slowly drift SE through the
waters Thu into Fri while gradually weakening. The low will
dissipate as it moves inland along the S California coast Fri
night. Another area of low pressure will approach the central
waters while weakening Sat into Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-072230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-072230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ825-072230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-072230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Slight chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-072230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-072230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable early,
then, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-072230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-072230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-072230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-072230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-072230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
303 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.