FZPN26 KWBC 220334
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 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.
PZZ899-221645-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist near the
California coast through Sat night, while high pressure centered
to the W and NW of the waters extends a ridge across most of the
area. A weakening cold front will cross the NW waters tonight,
then dissipate across the central waters Tue. Low pressure will
approach the northern portions Wed night, then move E across the
N waters and inland Fri. A cold front associated with the low
will move SE across the northern portions Thu, the central waters
Thu night and Fri, then finally into the southern waters Fri
night while dissipating. Another cold front will approach the
area from the NW Sat, then move SE across the northern waters Sat
night.
$$
PZZ820-221645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ920-221645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-221645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building
to 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-221645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-221645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-221645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-221645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-221645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-221645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-221645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-221645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 PM PDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.