FZPN26 KWBC 030401
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 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.

PZZ899-031630-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front will pass
through the southern waters tonight into Sun night. High
pressure will build NW of the waters tonight. A low pressure
trough near the California coast will gradually weaken tonight.
High pressure will 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 Sun night into Mon night, and persists into
Tue. High pressure will rebuild just W of the waters late Tue
and Tue night, and then extend into the region Wed into Thu
night. Another trough will develop along the California coast Wed
and continue into Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-031630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-031630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-031630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-031630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-031630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 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 winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-031630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-031630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-031630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-031630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-031630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 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, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-031630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
901 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.