Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
402 FZPN26 KWBC 101039 CCA OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 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. The National Weather Service is accepting public comments until July 29 2024 on a proposal to replace feet with meters when describing seas in a variety of National Marine Center text and graphical products for the Offshore and High Seas Areas only. To learn more please visit the following URL: https://ocean.weather.gov/proposed-meters.php PZZ899-102230- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W of the waters will persist through Sun night. The high pressure area will strengthen and drift NE closer to the waters tonight through Fri night then drift S and weaken slowly Sat into Sun night. A weak cold front will move through the northern waters tonight and Thu then dissipate over the central waters Thu night. A low pressure trough will remain in place along the California coast today through Sun night. $$ PZZ820-102230- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ920-102230- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT and SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-102230- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-102230- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-102230- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT through FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-102230- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-102230- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-102230- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-102230- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-102230- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI and FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-102230- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 255 AM PDT Wed Jul 10 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN and SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.