FZPN26 KWBC 251559
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 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.
PZZ899-260415-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE
across the N waters today, reaching the central waters tonight, S
waters on Tue, then S of waters Tue night before dissipating. A
trough will build along the coast Tue, persist Tue night into
early Wed, then weaken by Wed night. High pressure will intensify
well W of the waters tonight into Tue, then persist Tue night
through early Thu, before weakening Thu night. A cold front will
approach the N waters Thu night then dissipate Fri across the
central waters.
$$
PZZ820-260415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-260415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to
10 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-260415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building
to 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ925-260415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-260415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ930-260415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ835-260415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-260415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-260415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ940-260415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-260415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
859 AM PDT Mon May 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.