FZPN26 KWBC 011009
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 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.

PZZ899-012230-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front
will move over the northern waters today into tonight, move over
the central waters Sat, then pass through the southern portion
Sat night into Sun night. High pressure will build NW of the
waters today into Sat night. A low pressure trough near the
California coast will slowly strengthen today, then gradually
weaken tonight into Sat night. High pressure will then weaken NW
of the waters Sun and Sun night while receding W, as a broad
trough develops and expands over the N and central waters Mon
into Mon night, and persists into Tue. High pressure will rebuild
just W of the waters late Tue and Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-012230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-012230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-012230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-012230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT through SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9
ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-012230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT and SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-012230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT through MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7
to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-012230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-012230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-012230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-012230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-012230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
309 AM PDT Fri May 1 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.