Offshore Waters
— Pacific - California
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Sep 01, 2026 at 8:09 AM PDT
OFF
000 FZPN26 KWBC 011509 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 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. PZZ899-020445- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge over the southern waters will begin to weaken today as troughing approaches from the north tonight. A cold front will enter the region today and stall over the central waters by tonight. A second front enters the northern waters Wed and again becomes diffuse and stationary Wed night into Thu. Troughing persists Thu night into Fri before high pressure slowly builds back in Sat into Sat night. $$ PZZ820-020445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ920-020445- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-020445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ925-020445- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ830-020445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-020445- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ835-020445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-020445- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ840-020445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-020445- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-020445- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 809 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.