FZPN26 KWBC 241530
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 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.
PZZ899-250615-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the coast today through Fri night. A high pressure
ridge will drift SE across the N portion today through Wed, then
slowly weaken Wed night over the central waters. A weak cold
front will move SE over the N waters Wed before dissipating Wed
night. A dissipating cold front will pass just N of the area
Thu. Another ridge will build E across the region Thu through Fri
night.
$$
PZZ820-250615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-250615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-250615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-250615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ830-250615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-250615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ835-250615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-250615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-250615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-250615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ945-250615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
830 AM PDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.