FZPN26 KWBC 130359
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 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.

PZZ899-131645-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will be centered
W of the N waters tonight through Thu, then begin to weaken as it
moves towards the N waters Thu night into Fri. Broad and weak
ridging will move into W parts of the area Sat through Mon night.
A trough will remain in place along the N and Central California
coast tonight through Thu then dissipate Thu night. Another weak
trough will form along the entire California coast Sat through
Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-131645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

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PZZ825-131645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-131645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 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, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-131645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-131645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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PZZ940-131645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-131645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
859 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 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 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.