FZPN26 KWBC 161451 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 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. PZZ899-170415- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will continue along the coast today through Sat night, weaken Sun and Sun night, then persist Mon through Tue night. High pressure centered W of the central waters this morning will weaken today while drifting SW. A high pressure ridge axis will build just N of the area Fri night into Sat, move SE across the region Sat night through Sun night, then weaken Mon and Mon night. A weakening cold front will move slowly SE over the waters Sun night into Mon night, before the associated low pressure center tracks S across the area Mon night into Tue night while weakening. $$ PZZ820-170415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ920-170415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N. Seas 16 to 25 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ825-170415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 16 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ925-170415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft, building to 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. $$ PZZ830-170415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ930-170415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 13 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. $$ PZZ835-170415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ935-170415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$ PZZ840-170415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.$$ PZZ940-170415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ945-170415- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 751 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.