FZPN26 KWBC 300317
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 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.
PZZ899-301630-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist
along the California coast through Fri night, strengthen Sat into
Sun night along the northern portion of the coast, then persist
through Mon night. A cold front will move into the far NW portion
Fri night, then weaken as it pushes SE across the waters Sat
before dissipating across the southern waters Sat night. High
pressure will build NW of the area Sat into Mon night. Long
period swell generated by Hurricane Genevieve may build into the
outer S waters tonight through Thu night as the storm passes well
to the S of the area.
$$
PZZ820-301630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ920-301630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 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 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ825-301630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ925-301630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ830-301630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ930-301630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ835-301630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-301630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ840-301630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-301630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ945-301630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
817 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.