Offshore Waters
— Pacific - California
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Apr 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM PDT
OFF
000 FZPN26 KWBC 152203 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 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. PZZ899-161100- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Weakening high pressure will be W of the central waters tonight. A cold front will move over the N waters, then over the central waters this evening, and the S waters later tonight into Thu before dissipating. Another area of stronger high pressure will build in behind the cold front across the N and central waters tonight into Thu, then gradually weaken to the W and NW of the area Fri and Fri night. A coastal trough will develop across the N coast tonight and expand S along the entire coast later Thu through Fri. Another cold front will move SE over the N and central waters Sat and Sat night, then over the central and S waters Sun and Sun night and move S of area Mon. An associated low pressure system is expected to track E into the N waters later Sun night then SE across the N and central waters Mon and Mon night. $$ PZZ820-161100- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-161100- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-161100- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-161100- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt early, then, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-161100- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early, then, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-161100- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-161100- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-161100- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ840-161100- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-161100- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-161100- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 303 PM PDT Wed Apr 15 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early, then, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.