FZPN26 KWBC 020338
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 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.

PZZ899-021745-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A slow moving cold front moving
SE over the central waters tonight will dissipate overnight. A
coastal trough along the California coast will strengthen over
the central and N areas tonight through Mon with the trough
persisting into Thu night while gradually weakening. Meanwhile,
high pressure will strengthen W and NW of the area tonight
through early Tue and remain W of the waters through Thu night.


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PZZ820-021745-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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PZZ920-021745-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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PZZ825-021745-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.

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PZZ925-021745-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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PZZ830-021745-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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PZZ930-021745-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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PZZ835-021745-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ935-021745-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ840-021745-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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PZZ940-021745-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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PZZ945-021745-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
838 PM PDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.