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FZPN26 KWBC 090410
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 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.
PZZ899-091615-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG OR
NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE N WATERS FRI AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM RACHEL IS EXPECTED TO CROSS NEAR OR OVER THE FAR S
WATERS SAT INTO SUN. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
PZZ820-091615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-091615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-091615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
14 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-091615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-091615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-091615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-091615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-091615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-091615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-091615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ945-091615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
910 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
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