Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
256 FZPN26 KWBC 280330 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 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 PZZ899-281730- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build E into the N and central areas tonight through Sat night before weakening Sun as a weak cold front approaches the area. The cold front will dissipate as it moves into the N and central waters later Sun and Sun night. High pressure will rebuild W and NW of the N and central waters Mon, and strengthen through Tue night. A low pressure trough along much of the California coast will intensify along the central and southern areas Sat night and Sun, and then reintensify along the N and central areas Sun night through Tue night. Cambria NAVTEX is reported inoperable. Technicians are aware. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$ PZZ820-281730- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ920-281730- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ825-281730- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ925-281730- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ830-281730- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-281730- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ835-281730- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-281730- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-281730- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-281730- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-281730- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 830 PM PDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.