FZPN26 KWBC 180226
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 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.

PZZ899-181615-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
N California coast tonight through Thu. Strong high pressure
will remain centered well NW of the waters tonight through Fri
night, and then persist Sat through Mon night while slowly
weakening. The coastal trough will weaken Thu night and dissipate
Fri. The trough will redevelop Sat night and persist through Mon
night.

$$

PZZ820-181615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-181615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-181615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-181615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-181615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-181615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-181615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-181615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-181615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-181615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-181615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
726 PM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.