FZPN26 KWBC 091005
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 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.

PZZ899-092230-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will persist
along the California coast today into Sat night. A cold front 
will reach the far northern waters Sat and reach the central 
waters Sat night while dissipating. A coastal trough will 
redevelop Sun and remain in place through Mon night as high 
pressure pushes into the waters. 

$$

PZZ820-092230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-092230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-092230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON and MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-092230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-092230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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

$$

PZZ930-092230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-092230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-092230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT and MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-092230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-092230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN through MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-092230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
305 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds lessthan 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.