Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
505 FZPN26 KWBC 221526 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 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. PZZ899-230445- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain to the W and NW of the N and central waters through Mon, then shift further W and weaken Mon night into Wed night. A low pressure trough will persist along the N and central California coast through tonight, then weaken Mon through Tue before dissipating Tue night. A weakening cold front will move into the northern waters Wed and Wed night. As the front moves inland, a high pressure ridge will begin to build behind the cold front Wed night into Thu. Another cold front approaching from the NW Thu will enter the N waters Thu night. $$ PZZ820-230445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ920-230445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-230445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ925-230445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-230445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ930-230445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-230445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-230445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-230445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-230445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-230445- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 826 AM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.