FZPN26 KWBC 212205
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 PM 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.

PZZ899-221115-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...An area of weak low pressure
and associated cold front will dissipate across the S waters
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 Mon. An area of weak low
pressure will approach the central waters from the SW Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-221115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ920-221115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 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 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-221115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N early, then,
increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 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
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ925-221115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 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
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-221115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 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 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-221115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 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 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 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
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-221115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-221115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-221115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 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 5 to 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.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-221115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-221115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
305 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt early, then, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.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 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.