FZPN26 KWBC 311502
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 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.
PZZ899-010430-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
California coast will slowly weaken this afternoon through
tomorrow morning. A high pressure ridge will persist over the
waters through Tue before weakening Tue night as a cold front
approaches. This first front dissipates over the waters by Wed
morning. A second front enters the NW waters Wed before it too
dissipates over the central and southern waters Wed night. High
pressure begins to build back in by Thursday night, continuing
through Friday.
$$
PZZ820-010430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-010430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-010430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-010430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-010430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-010430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ835-010430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-010430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ840-010430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-010430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-010430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
802 AM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.