Offshore Waters
— Pacific - California
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Sep 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM PDT
OFF
000 FZPN26 KWBC 110405 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 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. PZZ899-111615- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak coastal trough will persist tonight. A cold front will move S into the N waters tonight, then dissipate across the central waters Fri. High pressure will gradually build in from the W and NW Fri through Sat with a stronger area of high pressure building in from the W and NW Sat night through Sun night. A coastal trough will develop along the central and S areas Sun and intensify through Mon and Mon night while expanding N along the coast. The coastal trough will persist Tue and Tue night. $$ PZZ820-111615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-111615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-111615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ925-111615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-111615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-111615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-111615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-111615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-111615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-111615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-111615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 905 PM PDT Thu Sep 10 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.