FZPN26 KWBC 120949
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 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.
PZZ899-122245-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will gradually
build in from the W and NW today through Sun night. A coastal
trough will develop along the central and S areas Sun and
intensify through Tue night while expanding N along the coast.
The trough will then persist through Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-122245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-122245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-122245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-122245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-122245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ930-122245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-122245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-122245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ840-122245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ940-122245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-122245-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
249 AM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.