Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
332 FZPN26 KWBC 182153 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php PZZ899-191030- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast tonight through Fri night. High pressure across the far NW portion will weaken today. High pressure will rebuild NW of the area Thu into Fri, then weaken Fri night as a cold front approaches the region. The front will weaken over the waters Sat, and will dissipate Sat night. Another high pressure ridge will begin to move E behind the cold front Sun into Sun night. $$ PZZ820-191030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-191030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-191030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-191030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-191030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-191030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-191030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-191030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-191030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-191030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-191030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 253 PM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.