Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
940 FZPN26 KWBC 141532 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 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 PZZ899-150415- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure area will remain W and NW of the waters through tonight and thereafter become weaker Mon and Mon night. The area of high pressure will weaken further through Wed as a cold front approaches the northern waters later Wed and Wed night. A low pressure trough will persist along the California coast through Thu night, with a weak low forming over the central waters today and becoming nearly stationary through tonight then drifting NE Mon and Mon night and eventually dissipating by Tue. High pressure will build in from the W later Wed and Wed night and be centered to the W of the region Thu and Thu night. A cold front will enter the N waters later Thu and Thu night. $$ PZZ820-150415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ PZZ920-150415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-150415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ925-150415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-150415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ930-150415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Chance of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ835-150415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-150415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-150415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-150415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 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...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-150415- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 832 AM PDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.