FZPN26 KWBC 202150
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 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.

PZZ899-211030-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will drift E
across the S waters tonight through Wed night before finally
dissipating. Another cold front will move S through the N waters
late Thu and Thu night before dissipating over the central waters
Fri. A coastal trough will develop Thu night and persist into
Sun night as high pressure builds S across the waters.

$$

PZZ820-211030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-211030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-211030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-211030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-211030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable early,
then, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-211030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE early,
then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-211030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-211030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-211030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-211030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-211030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
250 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.