FZPN26 KWBC 120336
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 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.
PZZ899-121615-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move into the
N and central waters tonight before dissipating on Thu. Another
cold front will approach the northern waters late Thu into Thu
night, then move across the waters late Thu night through Fri
night and dissipate early Sat as weak high pressure builds into
the southern waters behind the front. Yet another cold front will
approach Sat, move into the NW waters late Sat night, and then
move across the central waters Sun and then into the S waters Sun
night. The front will pass SE of the waters Mon. Weak high
pressure will build in from the W behind the front Mon and Mon
night.
$$
PZZ820-121615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft, building to 14 to 29 ft. Chance of rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 20 to 33 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
18 to 27 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 19 to 24 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 18 to 22 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
$$
PZZ920-121615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to
16 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft, building to 26 to
41 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 27 to 39 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 to
27 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 15 to 23 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 28 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 21 to 26 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 24 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
14 to 20 ft.
$$
PZZ825-121615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 15 to 30 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
20 to 27 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
$$
PZZ925-121615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft, building to 18 to
33 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 20 to 35 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 18 to 27 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 25 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 19 to 22 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
$$
PZZ830-121615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 14 to 27 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 20 to 26 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
$$
PZZ930-121615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
Chance of rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 31 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 19 to
26 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
$$
PZZ835-121615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft, building to 15 to 24 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
$$
PZZ935-121615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
16 to 26 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 20 to
26 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
13 to 20 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
$$
PZZ840-121615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
14 to 23 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
$$
PZZ940-121615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Slight chance of rain.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
14 to 23 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
$$
PZZ945-121615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
736 PM PST Wed Nov 11 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, building to
12 to 20 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.