FZPN26 KWBC 261934
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 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.
PZZ899-271030-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist
along the central and S California coast through Tue, then expand
N to near the Oregon border Tue night and persist through Thu
night. High pressure will remain in place well W of the waters tonight,
then drift even farther W away from the area Mon through Thu
night. A cold front will move S into the N waters Tue night, then
continue moving S into the central waters Wed before dissipating
late Wed. Long period swell generated by Hurricane Genevieve may
briefly build into the outer S waters Thu night as the storm
passes by well to the S of the area. Otherwise, high pressure
will remain W of the waters Fri into Fri night before a cold
front approaches the NW waters late Fri night.
$$
PZZ820-271030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-271030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 6 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.
$$
PZZ825-271030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-271030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-271030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-271030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-271030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-271030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-271030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-271030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-271030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
1234 PM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.