FZPN26 KWBC 181534 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 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. PZZ899-190430- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will slowly strengthen along the N and central coast today before weakening Tue into Tue night. The high pressure to the W of the waters will strengthen today through Wed and then drift farther W and NW of the area Wed night through Thu night. On Fri and Fri night the high pressure will drift even farther W while gradually weakening. $$ PZZ820-190430- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-190430- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-190430- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-190430- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-190430- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NWwinds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-190430- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-190430- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-190430- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ840-190430- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-190430- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ945-190430- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 834 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.