FZPN26 KWBC 151555 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 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. PZZ899-160415- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will persist along the California Coast today through Sat night, weaken Sun and Sun night, then persist Mon and Mon night. High pressure just W of the N waters will drift SW while weakening today into Fri. A high pressure ridge will move SE across the region Sat night through Sun night, then weaken Mon. A weakening cold front will move slowly SE over the waters Sun night into Mon night while the associated low pressure center tracks S across outer waters Mon night. $$ PZZ820-160415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-160415- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PZZ825-160415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-160415- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft..MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-160415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-160415- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 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. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ835-160415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ935-160415- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-160415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-160415- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-160415- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.