FZPN26 KWBC 110932
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 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.
PZZ899-112330-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS... Low pressure will enter the
NW waters today while pushing a cold front E across the northern
and central waters into tonight. The parent low will move inland
Sun as the weakening cold front sweeps S across the southern
waters through Sun night. High pressure will build across the
waters behind the front tonight into Mon night then persist
through Tue night. A cold front will approach the northern waters
late Tue night. The front will enter the N waters Wed, then move
into the central waters Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-112330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-112330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt
early, then, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-112330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-112330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-112330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-112330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt early,
then, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Isolated
showers.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-112330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt early, then,
increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-112330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-112330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-112330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-112330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
232 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.