FZPN26 KWBC 040401
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 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.

PZZ899-041630-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front will pass
through the southern waters tonight. A trough across the northern
waters will persistent tonight into Mon, then drift E Mon night
before dissipating along the northern California coast Tue. High
pressure will build W of the waters Tue night through Thu, then
extend into the region Thu night as the California coastal trough
redevelops. The trough will continue along the California coast
through Fri night. A cold front will move into the far NW portion
Thu night, then weaken as it moves into the central waters Fri
into Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-041630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-041630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-041630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-041630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-041630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-041630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-041630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-041630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-041630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-041630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to
35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-041630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
901 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.