Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
076 FZPN26 KWBC 010956 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 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. PZZ899-012215- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the entire California coast will persist today as strong surface ridging remains anchored W of the waters. A ridge will remain in place just W of the northern waters today through Sat. As a result, the trough will continue along the N California Coast through early Sat but gradually weaken along the central and S California coastline through that time. Thereafter a weak ridge will build across the waters Sat and Sun, anchoring just NW of area waters on Monday. $$ PZZ820-012215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-012215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ825-012215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-012215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-012215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ930-012215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-012215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-012215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-012215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-012215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-012215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 256 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt early, then, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.