Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
209 FZPN26 KWBC 031451 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 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. PZZ899-040415- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will persist to the W of the waters, then weaken tonight into Sat. A cold front will move SE across the waters Fri through Sat night, then S of the waters Sun. Another cold front will move SE across the area later today through Mon night. High pressure will build in from the W and NW later Sun through Mon night, then persist through Tue night. A coastal trough will develop along the coast Mon night and strengthen Tue and Tue 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. $$ PZZ820-040415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-040415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 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 6 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. $$ PZZ825-040415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-040415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-040415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-040415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 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 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-040415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ935-040415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ840-040415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-040415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N 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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ945-040415- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 751 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.