60+ Miles Offshore

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FZPN26 KWBC 021526
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 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.

PZZ899-030415-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough along the
California coast will strengthen over the central and N portions
today through early Mon night with the trough persisting into
Thu night while slowly weakening. Meanwhile, high pressure will
strengthen W and NW of the area today through early Tue and
remain W of the waters through Thu night while gradually becoming
weaker.

$$

PZZ820-030415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-030415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-030415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-030415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-030415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-030415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-030415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT and MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-030415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ840-030415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ940-030415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ945-030415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
826 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.

NWS PZ6 Office Offshore Forecast