FZPN26 KWBC 211546
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 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.
PZZ899-220430-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will drift E
across the S waters today before finally dissipating along the S
California coast tonight. A secondary trough will cross the S
waters tonight and Thu. Another cold front will move S through
the N waters late Thu and Thu night before dissipating over the
central waters early Fri. A coastal trough will develop Thu
night, continue Fri and Fri night, then weaken Sat but persist
through Sun night. High pressure will build N of the waters Fri,
and extend a ridge axis S through the outer waters Fri through
Sun night.
$$
PZZ820-220430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-220430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-220430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ925-220430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-220430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ930-220430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ835-220430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-220430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ840-220430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight
chance of tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
$$
PZZ940-220430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-220430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
846 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.TODAY...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.