Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 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.

PZZ899-051030-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the waters tonight through Thu while weakens along the 
California coast. A cold front will approach the outer N and 
central waters from the W Thu and Thu night. The front will stall
Fri and finally lift N as a warm front Fri night. By Sat the 
next low and associated cold front will approach the N waters and
move across the waters Sun into Mon night. High pressure will
build into the N and central waters behind the front Sun night
into Mon night. 

$$

PZZ820-051030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 11 to
13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-051030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-051030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to
12 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-051030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-051030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-051030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-051030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-051030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-051030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-051030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-051030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
210 PM PST Wed Feb 4 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.