Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
805 FZPN26 KWBC 040920 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 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. PZZ899-042245- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move SE across the waters today into tonight, then move S of the waters Sun. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun then a cold front will reach the NW waters early Mon. The front will push SE through the central and southern waters later Mon and Mon night. A coastal trough will develop along the coast Mon night and persist Tue into Wed 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. $$ PZZ820-042245- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-042245- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ825-042245- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain early. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-042245- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-042245- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ930-042245- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-042245- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ935-042245- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ840-042245- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-042245- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-042245- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 220 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.