FZPN26 KWBC 210916
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
216 AM PDT Thu May 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.
PZZ899-212230-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough of low pressure will
persist along the N and central California coast today through
Sat. A weak cold front will move S into the northern waters on
Fri, then dissipate over the central waters Fri night. High
pressure will move in across the area Fri night and persist
through Sun night. The next weak cold front will approach the N
waters late Sun night, then move S through the N and central
waters Mon and Mon night.
$$
PZZ820-212230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ920-212230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ825-212230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-212230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-212230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-212230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-212230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ935-212230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-212230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-212230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-212230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
216 AM PDT Thu May 21 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.