Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
391 FZPN26 KWBC 211544 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 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. PZZ899-220415- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist near the California coast today through Wed night. High pressure will build to the W and NW of the area today. A weak cold front will move SE across the N and central waters tonight and Wed. High pressure will rebuild to the W of the area Wed and Wed night, and slowly weaken Thu and Thu night. A cold front will move across the N and into the central waters Fri and Fri night. High pressure will build E towards the waters Sat and Sat night. $$ PZZ820-220415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-220415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-220415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-220415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-220415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-220415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-220415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-220415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-220415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-220415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-220415- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 844 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.