FZPN26 KWBC 041531
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 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.
PZZ899-050430-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will remain in
place today, then gradually weaken tonight through Thu.
Meanwhile, high pressure centered well NW of the area will
maintain a ridge W of the waters today through Thu. New high
pressure will form along the ridge W of the waters Thu night,
then remain nearly stationary W of the waters through Sat night.
The coastal trough will redevelop Thu night, then persist through
Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-050430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-050430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-050430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ925-050430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-050430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-050430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-050430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ935-050430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-050430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-050430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-050430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
831 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.