FZPN26 KWBC 190335
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 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.
PZZ899-191730-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will weaken tonight before dissipating on Mon. A high
pressure ridge axis will move SE across the region tonight
through Mon, then weaken and move S of the area Mon night. A cold
front will move SE through the N and central waters later tonight
through Mon night, ahead of an area of low pressure that will
track S through the outer N and central waters Mon night and Tue.
The front will slow and weaken Tue, then drift E across the S
waters Tue night through Wed night as the associated low pressure
decays over the central and S waters. Another cold front will
move S through the N waters late Thu and Thu night before
dissipating over the central waters early Fri. A coastal trough
will redevelop Thu night and persist into Fri night as high
pressure approaches from the NW.
$$
PZZ820-191730-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE
10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ920-191730-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to
17 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-191730-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TUE...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ925-191730-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-191730-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ930-191730-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 8 to
14 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 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 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ835-191730-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-191730-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to
12 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-191730-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-191730-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. 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 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-191730-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
835 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.