60+ Miles Offshore

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FZPN26 KWBC 140405
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 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.

PZZ899-141615-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will move E
towards the region tonight through Fri, then stall W of the
central waters Fri night through Mon night with strengthening
into early Sat night. A low pressure trough will slowly
strengthen along the coast later tonight through Sat night, then
persist through Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-141615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-141615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ825-141615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW 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 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-141615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-141615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-141615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ835-141615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ935-141615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ840-141615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-141615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...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...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ945-141615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
905 PM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.

NWS PZ6 Office Offshore Forecast