FZPN26 KWBC 190342
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 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.

PZZ899-191615-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
slowly strengthen along the N and central coasts tonight before
weakening tomorrow into tomorrow night. The high pressure to the
W of the waters will strengthen through Wed and then drift
farther W of the area Wed night through Thu night. A weak cold
front will then enter the northern waters on Fri and weaken as it
moves southward Fri night through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-191615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

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PZZ920-191615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

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PZZ825-191615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

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PZZ925-191615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

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PZZ830-191615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

$$

PZZ930-191615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-191615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-191615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-191615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

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

$$

PZZ945-191615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
842 PM PDT Mon May 18 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.