FZPN26 KWBC 082203
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 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.

PZZ899-091030-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along or
near the California coast today through Tue night. A cold front
will pass over the N waters Fri and dissipate Fri night. Tropical
Storm Rachel is expected to cross near or over the far S waters
Sat into Sun. Please monitor the latest forecasts.

$$

PZZ820-091030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-091030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-091030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-091030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-091030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-091030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-091030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-091030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-091030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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PZZ940-091030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-091030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
303 PM PDT Thu Oct 8 2026

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.