Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
485 FZPN26 KWBC 172145 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 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. PZZ899-180945- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front will move SE across the central waters and dissipate tonight. High pressure will build NW of the area through Tue, as a low pressure trough persists along the coast. A weak cold front will move SE across the N and into the central waters Tue night and Wed. High pressure will rebuild W of the area Wed and Wed night. $$ PZZ820-180945- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-180945- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-180945- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-180945- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-180945- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-180945- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-180945- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ935-180945- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-180945- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-180945- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-180945- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 245 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.