FZPN26 KWBC 190322
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 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.

PZZ899-191630-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge over the
far W waters will persist tonight through Mon, drift NW Mon 
night, then stall NW of the waters Tue through Thu while 
gradually strengthening. The ridge will remain in place while 
slowly weakening Thu night into Fri night. A coastal trough will
persist tonight through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-191630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...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 to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-191630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-191630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 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 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-191630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-191630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...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 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-191630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...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 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-191630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-191630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...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 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-191630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-191630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-191630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
722 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026

.TONIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.