FZPN26 KWBC 192132
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 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.
PZZ899-201030-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast or just inland through Fri night. A weak trough
will develop along the S California coast Wed night and persist
through Fri night. High pressure will gradually drift SW from the
southern Gulf of Alaska to the central North Pacific tonight
through Fri night. The remnants of Tropical Storm Elida will
approach the outer southern waters from the SW late Tue into Tue
night. The system will then drift E into the central waters and
dissipate Wed. Mariners should exercise caution and monitor
National Hurricane Center forecasts for the latest information.
$$
PZZ820-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-201030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-201030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-201030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-201030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-201030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-201030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
232 PM PDT Sun Jul 19 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.