Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 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.

PZZ899-271615-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the coast tonight through Fri night, then slowly
strengthen Sat and Sat night. A high pressure ridge will slowly
weaken tonight over the central waters. A weak cold front will
dissipate while moving SE over the northern waters tonight.
Another cold front will move over the northern waters Thu and
dissipate. Another ridge will build E across the region Thu, and
continue through Mon night.  

$$

PZZ820-271615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-271615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-271615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-271615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

PZZ830-271615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 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, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-271615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-271615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-271615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-271615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

PZZ940-271615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-271615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
739 PM PDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.