FZPN26 KWBC 190949
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 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.
PZZ899-192315-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will weaken and dissipate today. A high pressure ridge
axis will move SE across the region today, then weaken and move
S of the area tonight. A cold front will move SE through the N
and central waters through tonight ahead of an area of low
pressure that will track S through the outer N and central waters
tonight and Tue. The front will slow and weaken Tue, then drift
E across the S waters Tue night through Wed night as the
associated low pressure decays over the central and S waters.
Another cold front will move S through the N waters late Thu and
Thu night before dissipating over the central waters Fri. A
coastal trough will redevelop Thu night and persist into Fri
night as high pressure approaches from the NW.
$$
PZZ820-192315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 7 to
13 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ920-192315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-192315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ925-192315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 9 to
15 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-192315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ930-192315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ835-192315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-192315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-192315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt
early, then, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ940-192315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-192315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
249 AM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.