Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
781 FZPN26 KWBC 181546 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 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. PZZ899-190445- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weakening cold front will continue moving S across the central waters today and tonight, then dissipate as it moves into the southern waters Thu into Thu night. An area of low pressure will move inland across northern California today. A low pressure trough will build along the coast today and tonight, then persist Thu through Sun night. High pressure will strengthen NW of the area Thu night into Fri, then continue through Sun night. $$ PZZ820-190445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ920-190445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-190445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Tstms and scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-190445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-190445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-190445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-190445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-190445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-190445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-190445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-190445- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 846 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.