FZPN26 KWBC 261612
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 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.
PZZ899-270415-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front over S Central
waters will continue moving SE reaching the southern waters this
afternoon, and then move S of the area tonight. A trough will
build along the California coast today, persist tonight into
early Wed, then weaken by Wed night. High pressure will intensify
well W of the waters today, then persist tonight through early
Thu, before weakening Thu night. A cold front will approach the N
waters Thu night then dissipate Fri across the central waters.
Another trough will form along the coast Fri night as high
pressure builds N and W of the area Fri night into Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-270415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ920-270415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ825-270415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ925-270415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ830-270415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ930-270415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ835-270415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ935-270415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ840-270415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ940-270415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ945-270415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
912 AM PDT Tue May 26 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.