FZPN26 KWBC 292207
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 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.
PZZ899-301030-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist just W and S of the waters tonight, then drift E over
the central and S waters Fri and Fri night. A weak cold front
will continue to move S through the N waters tonight, then
through the central and S waters Fri night through Sun. High
pressure W of the waters will gradually build E across the
central and northern waters Fri through Sun night behind the
front. A weak coastal trough will develop Sun, then persist into
Mon night. Low pressure will lift NE into the southern waters
Sat night and Sun, then move SE away from the area Sun night.
High pressure will build across all the waters Mon into Tue
night with a trough along the coast.
$$
PZZ820-301030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ920-301030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Chance of rain.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ825-301030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-301030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-301030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt
early, then, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-301030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-301030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-301030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-301030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance
of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain
likely.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-301030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-301030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
307 PM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.