FZPN26 KWBC 251441
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 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.
PZZ899-260530-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the coast today through Fri night, then slowly
strengthen Sat and Sat night. A high pressure ridge will drift SE
across the N portion today into Wed, then slowly weaken Wed night
over the central waters. A weak cold front will move SE over the
N waters Wed before dissipating Wed night. Another cold front
will move over the N waters Thu and dissipate. Another ridge will
build E across the region Thu, and continue through Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-260530-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ920-260530-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-260530-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-260530-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 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.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-260530-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-260530-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-260530-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ935-260530-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-260530-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ940-260530-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ945-260530-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
741 AM PDT Tue Aug 25 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.