FZPN26 KWBC 222130
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 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.

PZZ899-231015-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strengthening high pressure
will build in across the N and central waters tonight, then
maintain a ridge just W of the area Thu into Sat night. The ridge
will weaken Sun into Mon night as an area of low pressure
develops W of the southern waters. A low pressure trough will
persist along the California coast today into Fri night. The
trough will weaken Fri night as another trough develops across
the N and central waters Fri night into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-231015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-231015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-231015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ925-231015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ830-231015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ930-231015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-231015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-231015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-231015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-231015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ945-231015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 PM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026

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

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.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.