008
FZPN26 KWBC 100956
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 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.
PZZ899-102115-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS
TODAY, WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE N WATERS LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS
A WEAKENING FRONT STALLS ACROSS NW PORTIONS. A COASTAL TROUGH
ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COASTS WILL WEAKEN TODAY. THEREAFTER,
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATERS AS A TROUGH REMAINS
ALONG THE COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-102115-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-102115-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ825-102115-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-102115-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-102115-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-102115-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-102115-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-102115-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-102115-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-102115-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT,
THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-102115-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
156 AM PST SAT JAN 10 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FORECASTER BANCROFT. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page