947 FZPN25 KWBC 161013 OFFPZ5 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 Washington and Oregon 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. PZZ898-162215- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR WASHINGTON AND OREGON WATERS...High pressure W of the waters will move E towards the area through tonight, then move over the waters Fri while weakening. Developing low pressure will move to the NW of the waters while strengthening Fri night into Sat night, then move SE while staying W and then SW of the outer waters through Sun night. An associated warm front will approach the area from the W late Fri night into Sat. A cold front will move into the waters later Sat, then move onshore Sat night into early Sun. On Sun and Sun night the low pressure will track close to the outer waters and then SE of the area Mon and Mon night. $$ PZZ800-162215- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ900-162215- Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ805-162215- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ905-162215- Cape Shoalwater to Cape Lookout between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ810-162215- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ910-162215- Cape Lookout to Florence, OR between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ815-162215- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ915-162215- Florence, OR to Point St. George between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 313 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.  665 FZPN26 KWBC 161016 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PZZ899-162230- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front over the N waters this morning will move over the central waters today, then into the S waters tonight. Strong high pressure will build in behind the cold front across the N and central waters today, then gradually weaken to the W and NW of the area Fri and Fri night. A coastal trough will develop across the N coast today and expand S along the entire coast on Fri. Another cold front will move SE over the N and central waters Sat and Sat night, then over the central and S waters Sun and Sun night and move S of area Mon. An associated low pressure system is expected to track E into the N waters later Sun night then SE across the N and central waters Mon and Mon night. $$ PZZ820-162230- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-162230- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-162230- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ925-162230- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-162230- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ930-162230- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-162230- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ935-162230- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-162230- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ940-162230- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ945-162230- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 316 AM PDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.