232 FZPN26 KWBC 221012 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 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. PZZ899-222215- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will pass S of the waters this morning. Weakening low pressure will slowly move E and SE over the central waters today, then dissipate near the coast by this evening. Strengthening high pressure will build in across the N and central portions today into tonight, then maintain a ridge just W of the area Thu into Sat night. The ridge will weaken Sun into Sun night as an area of low pressure develops W of the southern waters. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast today into Fri night. The trough will weaken Fri night as another trough develops across the N and central waters Fri night into Sun night. $$ PZZ820-222215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-222215- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-222215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-222215- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-222215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-222215- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-222215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-222215- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-222215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-222215- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to 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 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-222215- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 312 AM PDT Wed Apr 22 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.
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