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FZPN26 KWBC 202209
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 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.

PZZ899-211030-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist near the
California coast tonight into Fri night while high pressure
remains centered to the W and NW of the waters. A weakening cold
front will approach the northern California waters Wed night,
then move through the northern waters Thu and Thu night and then
the central waters Fri and Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-211030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building
to 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-211030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-211030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-211030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-211030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-211030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-211030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-211030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-211030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED and WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-211030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

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

$$

PZZ945-211030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
309 PM PDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.