Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
350 FZPN26 KWBC 280959 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 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. PZZ899-282215- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front moving SE over the northern waters early this morning will weaken and reach the central waters by later today, and then likely dissipate tonight. High pressure will persist to the W of the area today into Tue night. A coastal low pressure trough will develop and slowly strengthen tonight through early Wed, before slowly weakening thereafter. A weakening low pressure area will pass N of the waters Mon night and Tue. A high pressure ridge will move E over the northern waters Wed, and then remain over the N waters Wed night into Thu night. Please be advised that the USCG remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. $$ PZZ820-282215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-282215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-282215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ925-282215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ830-282215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-282215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-282215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ935-282215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-282215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-282215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-282215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 259 AM PDT Sun Apr 28 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.