FZPN26 KWBC 160334
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 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.
PZZ899-161800-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
continue along the California Coast tonight through Sat night,
weaken Sun and Sun night, then persist Mon through Tue night.
High pressure just W of the N waters will weaken tonight into
Fri while drifting SW. A high pressure ridge axis will build just
N of the area Fri night into Sat, move SE across the region Sat
night through Sun night, then weaken Mon and Mon night. A
weakening cold front will move slowly SE over the waters Sun
night into Mon night, before the associated low pressure center
tracks S across the area Mon night into Tue night while
weakening.
$$
PZZ820-161800-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ920-161800-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 14 to
23 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft.
$$
PZZ825-161800-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building
to 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ925-161800-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
$$
PZZ830-161800-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ930-161800-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building
to 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
11 to 15 ft.
$$
PZZ835-161800-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ935-161800-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ840-161800-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ940-161800-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ945-161800-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.