FZPN26 KWBC 082204
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 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.
PZZ899-091030-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge of high pressure will
persist over the waters tonight through Fri night. Meanwhile, a
coastal trough will develop off the S and central waters tonight
then weaken Fri into Fri night. High pressure will weaken across
the N waters Sat as a front stalls across NW portions.
Thereafter, high pressure will prevail across the waters Sat
night through Tue night.
$$
PZZ820-091030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-091030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then,
becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ825-091030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-091030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-091030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-091030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-091030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-091030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-091030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-091030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-091030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
204 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.