Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
229
FZPN26 KWBC 130329
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 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

PZZ899-131615-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will continue to
strengthen over the N and central California coast tonight,
weaken later Thu and Thu night, then redevelop over the central
and S California coast Fri and Fri night. High pressure will
rebuild to the W and NW of the waters today into tonight, then
persist through Sun night. Another low pressure trough may
develop along the California coast Mon and Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-131615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-131615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-131615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-131615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-131615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-131615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-131615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
829 PM PDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.