FZPN26 KWBC 230940
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 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.
PZZ899-232215-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the N and central California coast today. High
pressure will be centered offshore today through Sun night. A
cold front will approach the N waters late Sun night, move S
through the N and central waters Mon and Mon night, and gradually
dissipate Tue night into Wed across the S waters. High pressure
will build in across the region Tue night through Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-232215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ920-232215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to
9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ825-232215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW less than
5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ925-232215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ830-232215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ930-232215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ835-232215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ935-232215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ840-232215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ940-232215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ945-232215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
240 AM PDT Sat May 23 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.