Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 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.

PZZ899-272300-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist just W of the waters through Thu night. A weak cold front
across the northern waters and another across the central waters
will dissipate through today. A weak coastal trough will develop
today, then persist into Sat night. A weak cold front will move 
S into the N waters Thu and Thu night, then pass slowly SE 
through the central waters Fri into Fri night before stalling and
dissipating by early Sat. High pressure W of the waters will 
gradually build E across the area Fri through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-272300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-272300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-272300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...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 winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-272300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-272300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-272300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-272300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-272300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-272300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-272300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-272300-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
223 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.