FZPN26 KWBC 010320
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 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.
PZZ899-011645-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE
through the N waters tonight into Sat, then dissipate across the
central areas later Sat into Sat night. A coastal trough along
the California coast tonight will strengthen over the central and
N areas Sat through Mon, with the trough persisting into Wed
night while gradually weakening. Meanwhile, high pressure will
strengthen W and NW of the area Sun into Tue and remain W of the
waters through Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-011645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ920-011645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ825-011645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-011645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-011645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-011645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-011645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ935-011645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-011645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-011645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-011645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
820 PM PDT Fri Jul 31 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.