National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 212155
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 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.

PZZ899-221015
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A high pressure will remain centered just to the W and NW of the waters with a trough near the coast tonight through Mon night. The high pressure and coastal trough will strengthen tonight into Thu night, then begin to weaken Sun night into Mon night.


PZZ820-221015
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN
N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ920-221015
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
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 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

FRI
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ825-221015
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU
N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ925-221015
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

THU
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ830-221015
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N, then, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

FRI
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.


PZZ930-221015
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU
N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ835-221015
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW, then, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

FRI
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON NIGHT
S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.


PZZ935-221015
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

THU
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

FRI
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ840-221015
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

FRI
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

SAT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

MON NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.


PZZ940-221015
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

THU
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

FRI
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
N to NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON
SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.


PZZ945-221015
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W
155 PM PST Wed Jan 21 2026

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

FRI
W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON
Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.


.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.