FZPN26 KWBC 201006
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 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.
PZZ899-202215-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough of low pressure will
persist along the N and Central California coast today into Fri.
A weak cold front will move S into the northern waters on Fri,
then dissipate over the central waters Fri night. High pressure
will move in again across all of the area Fri night and persist
through Sun night.
$$
PZZ820-202215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-202215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-202215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-202215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-202215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-202215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-202215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-202215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-202215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-202215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-202215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
306 AM PDT Wed May 20 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.