FZPN26 KWBC 200952
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 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.

PZZ899-202315-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front across the central
waters will slow and weaken today, then drift E across the S
waters tonight through Wed night before finally dissipating.
Another cold front will move S through the N waters late Thu and
Thu night before dissipating over the central waters Fri. A
coastal trough will develop Thu night and persist into Sat night
as high pressure builds S across the waters. A cold front will
approach the N waters late Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-202315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-202315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-202315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE early, then,
becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-202315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt early, then, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-202315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-202315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable early,
then, becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-202315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early, then,
becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-202315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-202315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-202315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-202315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
252 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.