Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

FZPN26 KWBC 100359
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 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.

PZZ899-101615-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will weaken and
dissipate over the S waters tonight. A low W of the waters will
develop further tonight and move E across the central waters Tue
and Tue night while pulling a cold front across the region. The
low will weaken along the central California coast Wed and Wed
night. A weak trough will persist along the coast Wed night
through Fri. A cold front will move into the N waters late Fri
into Fri night, reach the central waters Sat, and then move
through the S waters Sat night. 

$$

PZZ820-101615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 11 to
13 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-101615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-101615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Slight chance
of rain. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-101615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Slight chance of
rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-101615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Slight
chance of rain. Isolated showers. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-101615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-101615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
8 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Slight chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to
14 ft. Slight chance of rain. 
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-101615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-101615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. Slight chance of rain. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-101615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-101615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
759 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.