FZPN26 KWBC 302128 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 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. PZZ899-010930- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist W of the area tonight while weakening, before another high builds NW of the waters Fri into Sat night. A low pressure trough near California coast will slowly strengthen tonight into Fri, then gradually weaken Fri night into Sat night. A weak cold front will move over the northern waters Fri and Fri night, move over the central waters Sat and Sat night, then pass through the southern portion Sun and Sun night. High pressure will weaken NW of the waters Sun and Sun night while receding W, as a broad trough develops and expands over the N and central waters Mon into Mon night, and persists into Tue night. $$ PZZ820-010930- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ920-010930- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-010930- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-010930- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-010930- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-010930- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-010930- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-010930- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-010930- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-010930- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 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 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-010930- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 228 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.