FZPN26 KWBC 080343 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 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. PZZ899-081615- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge axis will continue across the central waters tonight into Wed, then weaken Wed night. A stationary front will persist over the northern waters through Wed night before dissipating Thu. A cold front will slowly weaken as it moves into the waters from the W into Thu night. The associated low center will track E into the Central waters Thu, become nearly stationary Thu night, then weaken as it tracks SE across the area Fri into Fri night before dissipating Sat. Another low center will move into the northern waters Sat with the associated cold front extending S into the central region. The front will move SE across the central and southern waters Sat night into Sun night while the low center dissipates along the central California coast. $$ PZZ820-081615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Slight chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ920-081615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog and slight chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain. .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 to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-081615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-081615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ830-081615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ930-081615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ835-081615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ935-081615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-081615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-081615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-081615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 843 PM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.