National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 180321
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 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.

PZZ899-181615
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A high pressure ridge over the far W portions will persist through Mon, drift NW Mon night, then stall again NW of the waters Tue into Thu night while gradually strengthening. A coastal trough will weaken tonight, then redevelop Sun night. The coastal trough will persist into Tue before weakening again Tue night into Wed. The trough will redevelop again Wed night and persist through Thu night.

PZZ820-181615
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

TUE
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

PZZ920-181615
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

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

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

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

MON
N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

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

PZZ825-181615
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

PZZ925-181615
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

SUN
N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

PZZ830-181615
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

PZZ930-181615
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

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

PZZ835-181615
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

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

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

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

MON
N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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

TUE NIGHT
N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED
N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

PZZ935-181615
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

PZZ840-181615
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

TONIGHT
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON
NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

TUE NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

WED
Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

PZZ940-181615
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

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

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

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

TUE
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

TUE NIGHT
N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED
N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

WED NIGHT
NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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

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

PZZ945-181615
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W
721 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026

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

SUN
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

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

MON NIGHT
NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

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

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

WED NIGHT
W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.

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