Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
818 FZPN26 KWBC 182150 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 250 PM 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. PZZ899-191030- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weakening cold front will move S across the central portions tonight, then dissipate over the southern waters Thu into Thu night. The associated low pressure, currently centered about 90 nm W of Point Reyes, will move inland later tonight. A low pressure trough will build along the coast later tonight into Thu, then persist Thu night through Mon night. High pressure will strengthen NW of the area Thu night into Fri, then continue through Mon night. $$ PZZ820-191030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ920-191030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 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 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 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 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-191030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-191030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-191030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-191030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-191030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-191030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-191030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-191030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-191030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 250 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.