


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
867 FZPN26 KWBC 101526 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 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. PZZ899-110530- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered to the NW will persist today before slowly receding to the W tonight through Wed night while weakening. A low pressure trough will persist over the waters today through Mon before drifting W of the waters Mon night as a low pressure center. A coastal trough along the California coast will persist through Thu night. $$ PZZ820-110530- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ920-110530- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ825-110530- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-110530- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ830-110530- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-110530- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ835-110530- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-110530- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ840-110530- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ940-110530- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-110530- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 826 AM PDT Sun Aug 10 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.