FZPN26 KWBC 171527
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 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.
PZZ899-180415-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
continue along the coast today through tonight, weaken Sun, then
dissipate late Sun night. A cold front will dissipate over the
central waters by late tonight. A high pressure ridge axis will
move SE across the region Sun through Mon, then weaken Mon night.
Low pressure will track S through the outer waters Mon night
through Tue night, then slow and turn E Wed, drifting E through
the S waters into Wed night. The coastal trough will redevelop
Tue night and persist into Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-180415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ920-180415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-180415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-180415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 10 to
17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-180415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-180415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-180415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-180415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-180415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-180415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ945-180415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
827 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
.TODAY...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.