FZPN26 KWBC 170942 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 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. PZZ899-172145- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will dissipate over the far S waters this morning. High pressure across the N and central waters will gradually weaken to the W and NW of the area today and tonight. A coastal trough will expand S along the entire California coast on today. Another cold front will move over the N and central waters late Sat and Sat night, then stall over the central and S waters Sun into Mon night. The front will slowly move S Tue into Tue night. An associated low pressure system is expected to track S towards the N waters later Sun night. The low will slowly drift S and SE Mon into Tue night. $$ PZZ820-172145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ920-172145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Slight chance of rain early. .SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-172145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-172145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-172145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-172145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-172145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-172145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-172145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-172145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-172145- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 242 AM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.