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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
246 PM 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.

PZZ899-201030-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE
through the N and central waters tonight. The front will slow
and weaken Tue, then drift E across the S waters Tue night
through Wed night. 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 develop Thu night and persist
into Sat night as high pressure builds NW of the waters.

$$

PZZ820-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 13 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW early,
then, becoming E. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW early, then,
becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt
early, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N 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 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.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 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Slight chance of rain.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW 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 to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-201030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
246 PM PDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.