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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 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.

PZZ899-182215-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast through Wed night. High pressure will slowly
build NW of the waters today and tonight, then persist through
Wed night. The remnants of Tropical Storm Elida may pass just W
of the outer southern California waters early to middle next
week. Mariners should exercise caution and monitor National
Hurricane Center forecasts for the latest information.

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PZZ820-182215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ920-182215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ825-182215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ925-182215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ830-182215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ930-182215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ835-182215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ935-182215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 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, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ840-182215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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PZZ940-182215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ945-182215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
252 AM PDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.