FZPN26 KWBC 301514
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 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.
PZZ899-010415-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the entire
California coast will persist into tonight, as strong surface
ridging remains anchored W of the waters. The ridge will move a
bit more to the E towards the northern waters tonight, then
remain in place just W of the northern waters Thu through Sat. As
a result, the trough will persist along the N California Coast
Thu through early Sat but gradually weaken along the central and
S California coastline through that time. Thereafter a weak ridge
will remain across the waters Sat through Sun. Any tropical
activity will remain well S of the area.
$$
PZZ820-010415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ920-010415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-010415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ925-010415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ830-010415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ930-010415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ835-010415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-010415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ840-010415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-010415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-010415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
814 AM PDT Wed Sep 30 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.