FZPN26 KWBC 141518
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 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.
PZZ899-150430-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast today through Fri night. High pressure ridging
over the area today will weaken heading into tonight as a weak
area of low pressure drops S to the W of the waters. The low will
dissipate W of the waters tonight into Wed. High pressure will
rebuild NW of the region Wed night into Sat night with ridging
moving over the waters during this time.
$$
PZZ820-150430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-150430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-150430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-150430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 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 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-150430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-150430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-150430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-150430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-150430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-150430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-150430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
818 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.