FZPN26 KWBC 170221
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 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.

PZZ899-171645-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
N California coast through Thu. A cold front over the N waters
will move S into the central waters tonight while dissipating.
Strong high pressure will build well NW of the waters tonight,
then persist through Sun night while slowly weakening beginning
Thu. The trough along the N California coast will weaken Thu
night, then redevelop along the northern and central California
coasts Sat and Sat night, and continue into Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-171645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-171645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-171645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

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

$$

PZZ925-171645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-171645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-171645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-171645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-171645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-171645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-171645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

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

$$

PZZ945-171645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
721 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.