FZPN26 KWBC 140337
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 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.

PZZ899-141630-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist W of
the waters tonight and Fri, then gradually shift E towards the
area Fri night and Sat while weakening into an open ridge. The
ridge axis will then remain in place just W of the waters through
Sun, then drift back W away from the area Sun night through Mon
night. A weak trough will form along the entire California coast
Sun night, briefly dissipate Mon, then strength somewhat Mon
night and persist into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-141630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-141630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-141630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ925-141630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ830-141630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ930-141630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-141630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-141630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-141630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ940-141630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ945-141630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
837 PM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.