


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
216 FZPN26 KWBC 052116 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 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. PZZ899-061030- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front over the outer central waters will shift SW of the area tonight. A trough will persist along the California coast N of Point Conception today through Mon night, then weaken Tue into Wed. A cold front will move S into the northern waters late Tue night, then continue moving slowly S through the northern and central waters Wed though Thu while gradually dissipating. Low pressure N of the waters will drift S to near or just into the far northern waters Fri, then move inland and dissipate Fri night. $$ PZZ820-061030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-061030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-061030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-061030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ830-061030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-061030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-061030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-061030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-061030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-061030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-061030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 216 PM PDT Sun Oct 5 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.