FZPN26 KWBC 231527
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 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.
PZZ899-240415-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strengthening high pressure
will build across the N and central waters today, then maintain a
ridge just W of the area tonight into Sat night. The ridge will
weaken Sat night into Mon night as an area of low pressure
develops W of the southern waters Mon. A low pressure trough will
persist along the California coast today into Fri night. The
coastal trough will weaken Fri night as another trough develops
across the N and central waters. The trough will drift S across
the region through Mon night.
$$
PZZ820-240415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-240415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-240415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ925-240415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-240415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ930-240415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ835-240415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-240415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ840-240415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ940-240415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ945-240415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
827 AM PDT Thu Apr 23 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.