FZPN26 KWBC 311611
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 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.

PZZ899-010415-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist
along the California coast today. A cold front will move SE into
the N waters later tonight. The cold front will move SE through
the N waters Sat and dissipate across the central areas Sat
night. The coastal trough will strengthen over the central and N
areas Sat as the cold front moves over the waters with the trough
persisting into Tue while gradually weakening. Meanwhile, high
pressure will strengthen W and NW of the area Mon into Tue and
remain W of the waters through Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-010415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-010415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-010415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-010415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-010415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-010415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-010415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-010415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-010415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-010415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-010415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
911 AM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.