FZPN26 KWBC 010259
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 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.
PZZ899-011615-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
coast will continue to weaken overnight. On Tue, a ridge over
the southern waters will begin to weaken as troughing approaches
from the north. A cold front will enter the region and stall over
the central waters by Tue night. A second front enters the
northern waters on Wed and again becomes diffuse and stationary
Wed night into Thu. Troughing persist Thu night into Fri before
high pressure slowly builds back in Sat into Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-011615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-011615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-011615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-011615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-011615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-011615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-011615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-011615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-011615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-011615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ945-011615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
759 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.