


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
586 FZPN26 KWBC 022146 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 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. PZZ899-031030- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure to the W of the waters will remain nearly stationary tonight through Thu night before rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure trough over California will persist tonight into Sat night, then slowly strengthen Sun and Sun night. A dissipating cold front will move over the waters late tonight and Thu, before another dissipating cold front moves into the far NW waters Sat night into Sun. A high pressure ridge will build NW of the region Sun into Mon night while a low pressure trough remains in place along the coast. $$ PZZ820-031030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-031030- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-031030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-031030- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-031030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-031030- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-031030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-031030- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-031030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-031030- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-031030- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 246 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Dawson. Ocean Prediction Center.