FZPN26 KWBC 231534
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 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.
PZZ899-240545-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will persist today through Thu night. Also, high pressure
will remain centered W and NW of the waters today and tonight,
then drift E over the area through early Wed while weakening. On
Wed and Wed night a weak cold front will move E and SE over the N
and central waters. High pressure will build in from the W and NW
Wed night through Thu night as the coastal trough intensifies.
$$
PZZ820-240545-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-240545-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-240545-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-240545-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ830-240545-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-240545-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-240545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-240545-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-240545-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-240545-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-240545-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.