FZPN26 KWBC 151538
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 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.
PZZ899-160530-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain W of
the waters today. A cold front will move into N the waters
, then over the central waters later this afternoon through the
evening, then into the S waters tonight and early Thu. High
pressure will build in behind the front into the N and central
waters tonight into Thu, then gradually weaken Fri and Fri night.
A coastal trough will develop today across the N coast and
expand S along the entire coast later Thu through Fri. Another
cold front will move SE over the N and central waters Sat and Sat
night, then over the central and S waters Sun and Sun night. An
associated low pressure system is expected to track E into the N
waters later Sun and Sun night.
$$
PZZ820-160530-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ920-160530-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 20 ft.
$$
PZZ825-160530-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ925-160530-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
$$
PZZ830-160530-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building
to 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ930-160530-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building
to 9 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ835-160530-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-160530-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-160530-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ940-160530-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ945-160530-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
838 AM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.