FZPN26 KWBC 070948
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 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.
PZZ899-072230-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along or
near the California coast today through Sun night. A cold front
will pass over the N waters Fri and dissipate Fri night.
Hurricane Rachel may approach the far S waters Sat and Sun please
monitor the latest forecasts.
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PZZ820-072230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft.
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PZZ920-072230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
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PZZ825-072230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
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PZZ925-072230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
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PZZ830-072230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
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PZZ930-072230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
$$
PZZ835-072230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ935-072230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
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PZZ840-072230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
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PZZ940-072230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
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PZZ945-072230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
248 AM PDT Wed Oct 7 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building
to 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
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.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.