FZPN26 KWBC 160925
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 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.

PZZ899-162215-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
N California coast through Thu. A cold front will reach the N
waters late today, then move S into the central waters tonight
while dissipating. Strong high pressure will build well NW of the
waters today and tonight, then persist through Sat night while
slowly weakening beginning Thu. The trough along the N California
coast will weaken Thu night, then redevelop along the northern
and central California coasts Sat and Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-162215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-162215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-162215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-162215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-162215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-162215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-162215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-162215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-162215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-162215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-162215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
225 AM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.