FZPN26 KWBC 202143
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 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.
PZZ899-211100-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will cross the
southern waters tonight through Tue night, then pass s of the
waters by early Wed. Weakening low pressure area will slowly
drift S and SE over the N waters tonight, then move slowly E and
SE over the central waters Tue and Tue night. Strengthening high
pressure will build in across the N and central portions Wed and
Wed night, then maintain a ridge just W of the area Thu into Sat
night. A low pressure trough will develop along the California
coast Tue night and persist into Fri night. The trough will
weaken Fri night as another trough develops across the N and
central waters Fri night into Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-211100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-211100-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early,
then, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 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. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ825-211100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-211100-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 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, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-211100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-211100-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-211100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-211100-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 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 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-211100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-211100-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-211100-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
243 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.