FZPN26 KWBC 282156
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 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.

PZZ899-291030-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist W of
the area tonight through Thu night while weakening, before
another high builds NW of the waters Fri into Sat night. A low
pressure trough will persist along the California coast today
through Wed night, slowly strengthen Thu into Fri night, then
gradually weaken Sat and Sat night. A weak cold front will move
over the northern waters Fri night into Sat, then dissipate Sat
night as it moves southward through the central waters. High
pressure strengthens to the NW Sun as a coastal trough develops
off California Sun night.


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PZZ820-291030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas
7 to 8 ft.

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PZZ920-291030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ825-291030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 8 ft.

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PZZ925-291030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ830-291030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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PZZ930-291030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ835-291030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ935-291030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ840-291030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ940-291030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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PZZ945-291030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
256 PM PDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

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.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.