FZPN26 KWBC 272205
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 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.

PZZ899-281015-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the coast today through Fri night, then slowly
strengthen Sat and Sat night. A high pressure ridge will build E
across the region this afternoon, and persist through Tue night.
A cold front will reach the NW waters late Tue night.


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PZZ820-281015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ920-281015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ825-281015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ925-281015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ830-281015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ930-281015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ835-281015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ935-281015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ840-281015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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PZZ940-281015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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PZZ945-281015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
305 PM PDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.