FZPN26 KWBC 192155
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 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.
PZZ899-201030-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist near the
California coast tonight into Thu night while high pressure
remains centered to the NW of the waters. A weakening cold front
will approach the northern California waters Wed night, then move
through the northern and then into the central waters Thu and Thu
night.
$$
PZZ820-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT and THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-201030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
255 PM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.