


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
741 FZPN26 KWBC 032136 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 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. PZZ899-041030- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist just inland from the California coast tonight through Thu, then weaken Thu night through Fri night. A ridge of high pressure just W of the offshore waters will advance E tonight into Thu, then persist over the N and Central waters Thu night through Sat night. An area of low pressure and associated cold front will approach the outer waters Sat and move E into the N and central waters Sun into Sun night. The cold front will move SE across the area Mon while weakening. Another cold front or low pressure trough will approach the far NW portions later Mon into Mon night. $$ PZZ820-041030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ920-041030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-041030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ925-041030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-041030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ930-041030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-041030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-041030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-041030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-041030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-041030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 236 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.