FZPN26 KWBC 211549
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 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.
PZZ899-220415-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast or just inland through Fri night. A weak trough
will develop along the S California coast Wed night and persist
through Fri night. High pressure will gradually drift SW from the
southern Gulf of Alaska to the central North Pacific today
through Sat night. The remnants of Tropical Storm Elida will
approach the outer southern waters from the SW later today into
tonight. The system will then lift N through the outer central
waters Wed into Wed night before stalling just N of the area Thu
through Fri.
$$
PZZ820-220415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-220415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-220415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-220415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-220415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-220415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-220415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-220415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-220415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-220415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-220415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
849 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.