FZPN26 KWBC 300346
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 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.
PZZ899-301630-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the entire
California coast will persist tonight through Wed night, as
strong surface ridging remains anchored W of the waters. On Wed
night the ridge will move a bit more to the E towards the
northern waters, then remain in place just W of the northern
waters Thu through Sat. As a result, the trough will persist
along the N California Coast Thu through early Sat but gradually
weaken along the central and S California coastline through that
time. Thereafter a weak ridge will remain across the waters Sat
through Sun. Any tropical activity will remain well S of the
area.
$$
PZZ820-301630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ920-301630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-301630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ925-301630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ830-301630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ930-301630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ835-301630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-301630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ840-301630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-301630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-301630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
846 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.