Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
245 FZPN26 KWBC 301009 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 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. PZZ899-302230- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to the W of the area through today. A coastal low pressure trough will slowly strengthen today through early Wed, then will slowly weaken Wed night. A weakening low pressure area will pass N of the waters today. A high pressure ridge will move E over the northern waters Wed, and then remain over the N waters Wed night into Fri night. A low pressure will move SE towards the northern California coast on Sat. Please be advised that the USCG remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience. $$ PZZ820-302230- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-302230- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-302230- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-302230- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ830-302230- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-302230- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-302230- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ935-302230- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-302230- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-302230- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-302230- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 309 AM PDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.