Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
743 FZPN26 KWBC 240324 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 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. PZZ899-241615- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will shift W and weaken tonight into Wed night. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast while slowly weakening today through Tue before dissipating Tue night. A weak cold front will move across the N waters Wed and Wed night. Another cold front will pass over the northern waters Thu night into Fri. A coastal trough will redevelop along the California coast Fri and strengthen Fri night through Sat night. $$ PZZ820-241615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-241615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-241615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ925-241615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 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. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 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 9 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-241615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ930-241615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-241615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-241615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-241615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-241615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-241615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 824 PM PDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.