


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
174 FZPN26 KWBC 190329 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 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. PZZ899-191745- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered NW of the waters will remain in place into Sat, then drift well NW of the region through Wed night. A weak cold front will move S into the waters Sun night, then weaken into a trough over the central waters Mon. The trough will then slowly drift S across the central waters and into the southern waters through Tue night before becoming stationary as the ridge weakens Wed night. $$ PZZ820-191745- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ920-191745- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ825-191745- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ PZZ925-191745- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ830-191745- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ930-191745- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ835-191745- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ935-191745- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ840-191745- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-191745- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-191745- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 829 PM PDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.