Offshore Waters
— Pacific - California
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
May 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM PDT
OFF
000 FZPN26 KWBC 150915 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 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. PZZ899-152215- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front will continue to move through the northern waters this morning, then dissipate near the central waters this afternoon. High pressure will move E towards the region today. This high pressure stalls W of the central waters tonight through Mon night with strengthening into early Sat night. A low pressure trough will slowly strengthen along the coast today through Sat night, then persist through Mon night before weakening Tue into Tue night. $$ PZZ820-152215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-152215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-152215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-152215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-152215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-152215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ835-152215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .SUN...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ935-152215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-152215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-152215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-152215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 215 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.