FZPN26 KWBC 230211
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 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.
PZZ899-231615-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist near the
California coast through Sun night, while high pressure centered
to the W and NW of the waters extends a ridge across most of the
area. A cold front will move E across the far N portions tonight.
Low pressure will approach the northern portions Wed night, then
move E across the N waters and inland early Fri. A cold front
associated with the low will move SE across the northern portions
Thu, the central waters Thu night and Fri, then finally into the
southern waters Fri night while dissipating. Another cold front
will approach the area from the NW Sat, weaken Sat night near the
outer waters, then dissipate Sun.
$$
PZZ820-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-231615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ925-231615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ930-231615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ835-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-231615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-231615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ945-231615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
711 PM PDT Tue Sep 22 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.