Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
713 FZPN26 KWBC 150928 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 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. PZZ899-152215- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough along the central and S California coast will persist today through Sat night. Strong high pressure will persist to the NW of the area today through Sat night. $$ PZZ820-152215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-152215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-152215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-152215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-152215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-152215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-152215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-152215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-152215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-152215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-152215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 228 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.