


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
146 FZPN26 KWBC 200915 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 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. PZZ899-202215- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure centered NW of the area will extend a ridge SE across the N and central waters today through Mon, then gradually weaken through Wed night. A coastal trough extending along the northern and central California coast will strengthen today, persist through Wed, and then weaken by Wed night. On Thu and Thu night, the coastal trough will dissipate as a weakening cold front moves into the N and central waters. By later Wed night into Thu night the area of weakening high pressure will shift further S and pass to the W of the central and S waters. $$ PZZ820-202215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-202215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-202215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-202215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-202215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-202215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-202215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-202215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-202215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-202215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-202215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 215 AM PDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.