FZPN26 KWBC 270923
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 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.
PZZ899-272315-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist
along the central and S California coast through Tue, expand N to
near the Oregon border Tue night, then persist through Thu night.
A high pressure ridge extending across the waters from the W will
gradually retreat further W 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 later Wed. Long
period swell generated by Hurricane Genevieve may briefly build
into the outer S waters Thu night as the storm passes 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.
$$
PZZ820-272315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-272315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-272315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-272315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 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 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-272315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-272315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-272315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-272315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-272315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-272315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-272315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
223 AM PDT Mon Jul 27 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.