FZPN26 KWBC 202159
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 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.
PZZ899-211015-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast or just inland through Fri night. A weak trough
will develop along the S California coast Wed night and persist
through Fri night. High pressure will gradually drift SW from the
southern Gulf of Alaska to the central North Pacific tonight through
Sat night. The remnants of Tropical Storm Elida will approach
the outer southern waters from the SW late Tue into Tue night.
The system will then drift E into the central waters and
dissipate Wed.
$$
PZZ820-211015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-211015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-211015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ925-211015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early,
then, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-211015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-211015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-211015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ935-211015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-211015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ940-211015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
$$
PZZ945-211015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
259 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.