Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
965 FZPN26 KWBC 161554 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 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. PZZ899-170545- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the central and northern California coast will persist through tonight before weakening. High pressure centered W of the northern waters will spread E today and tonight, then gradually shift S and weaken Tue and Tue night. Another cold front will approach NW portions late Tue, move S into the northern waters Tue night, the central waters Wed, and then dissipate Wed night. The coastal trough will reform late Wed into Wed night and persist through Fri night while high pressure builds E across the northern and central waters. $$ PZZ820-170545- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ920-170545- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-170545- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ925-170545- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-170545- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-170545- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-170545- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-170545- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-170545- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-170545- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-170545- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 854 AM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.