FZPN26 KWBC 162141
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 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.
PZZ899-171030-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
continue along the coast tonight through Sat night, weaken Sun,
then dissipate late Sun night. A cold front will move S into the
area tonight, then dissipate over the central waters by late Sat.
A high pressure ridge axis will move SE across the region Sun
through Mon, then weaken Mon night. Low pressure will track S
through the outer waters Mon night through Tue night, then slow
and turn E Wed, drifting E through the S waters into Wed night.
The coastal trough will redevelop Tue night and persist into Wed
night.
$$
PZZ820-171030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-171030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft, building to
11 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-171030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-171030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 11 to
18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-171030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ930-171030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-171030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-171030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-171030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-171030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-171030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
241 PM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt early, then, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.