FZPN26 KWBC 191536
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
836 AM 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.
PZZ899-200430-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist near the
California coast through Wed night while high pressure remains
centered to the NW of the waters. A weakening cold front will
approach the northern California waters Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-200430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT and SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-200430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 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 and MON...N 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 and WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-200430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-200430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-200430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT and MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-200430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT through SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 and TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-200430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT through SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8
ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-200430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-200430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT through SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7
ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-200430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT through 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
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-200430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
836 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN through MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED and WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.