Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
736 FZPN26 KWBC 161527 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 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 PZZ899-170500- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure area will remain W and NW of the waters today while weakening. Meanwhile, a weak low pressure center over the northern California waters will drift N today, then pass N of the waters tonight. High pressure will build in from W and strengthen Wed through Thu night then persist just W of the area through Sat night. A low pressure trough will remain near the California coast through Sat night. $$ PZZ820-170500- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-170500- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ825-170500- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-170500- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ830-170500- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-170500- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-170500- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-170500- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-170500- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ940-170500- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ945-170500- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 827 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Musonda. Ocean Prediction Center.