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FZPN26 KWBC 070328
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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.

PZZ899-071630-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...
A cold front will move across the waters late tonight through
Wed before dissipating Wed night. Also a surface trough along the
coast will weaken tonight. High pressure will then rebuild
across the region Thu and Thu night, and then persist through
Sat. A cold front will move into the N waters Sat night into Sun
before another low and associated cold front moves into N waters
Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-071630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-071630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-071630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-071630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-071630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-071630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-071630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-071630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-071630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-071630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-071630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
828 PM PDT Tue May 6 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.