FZPN26 KWBC 290958
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 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.
PZZ899-292215-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist
along the California coast through Fri night, then strengthen Sat
into Sun night along the northern portion of the coast. A cold
front will move into the far NW portion Fri night, then weaken as
it pushes SE across the waters Sat before dissipating across the
southern waters Sat night. High pressure will build NW of the
area Sat into Sun night. Long period swell generated by Hurricane
Genevieve may build into the outer S waters tonight through Thu
night as the storm passes well to the S of the area.
$$
PZZ820-292215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ920-292215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then,
diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ825-292215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ925-292215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ830-292215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ930-292215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ835-292215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ935-292215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ840-292215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ940-292215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ945-292215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
258 AM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.