FZPN26 KWBC 032206
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 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.

PZZ899-041030-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough along the
California coast will strengthen over the central and northern
areas this evening with the trough persisting into Thu night
while slowly weakening. Meanwhile, high pressure will strengthen
W and NW of the area tonight through early Tue and remain W of
the waters through Thu night while gradually becoming weaker. The
trough will redevelop and strengthen again Fri through Sat night
over the central and N areas, while high pressure rebuilds W and
NW of the waters.

$$

PZZ820-041030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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PZZ920-041030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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PZZ825-041030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ925-041030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-041030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-041030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW 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 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-041030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-041030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

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PZZ840-041030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.

$$

PZZ940-041030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-041030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
306 PM PDT Mon Aug 3 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 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...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.