Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
555 FZPN26 KWBC 140939 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 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. PZZ899-142215- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to the N and NW of the waters through tonight. The area of high pressure will weaken Wed into Thu, and then restrengthen Thu night into Fri night. A coastal low pressure trough will persist through Sat night varying in intensity each day. $$ PZZ820-142215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ920-142215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ825-142215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ925-142215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ830-142215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ930-142215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ835-142215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-142215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ840-142215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-142215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-142215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 239 AM PDT Tue May 14 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.