FZPN26 KWBC 180339
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 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.

PZZ899-181730-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will dissipate
over the central waters by late tonight. A coastal trough will
strengthen along the coast tonight, then weaken Sun and Sun night
before dissipating on Mon. A high pressure ridge axis will move
SE across the region Sun through Mon, then weaken and move S of
the area Mon night. A cold front will move S through the N and
central waters Mon and Mon night ahead of an area of low pressure
that will track S through the outer waters Mon night and Tue. The
front will slow and weaken Tue, then drift E across the S waters
Tue night through Wed night. Another cold front will move S into
the N waters late Thu and Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-181730-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-181730-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-181730-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...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...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-181730-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 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 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-181730-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-181730-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-181730-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-181730-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...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 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-181730-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-181730-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-181730-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
839 PM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.