Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 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.

PZZ899-071630-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough along the
California coast will persist tonight through Thu while high
pressure remains centered NW of the waters through Wed night. On
Thu, ridging and high pressure slide south to just west of the N
waters as troughing increases to the north by Thu night. On Fri,
a cold front enters the northern waters and weakens as it moves
south Fri night. A strong coastal trough redevelops on Sat as
high pressure develops to the NW by Sat night. The trough will
remain through Sun night. 

$$

PZZ820-071630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-071630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-071630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

$$

PZZ925-071630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

$$

PZZ830-071630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-071630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-071630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-071630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-071630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-071630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-071630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
901 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.