FZPN23 KWNM 070556

OFFN08



NAVTEX Marine Forecast for northern California waters

NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC

1056 PM PDT Wed May 6 2026



Conditions given represent the highest within that period.



...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available

through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastal

waters forecasts...



.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will remain anchored W of the waters

tonight, then shift over the area Thu. The California coastal

trough will redevelop Thu night and persist through Mon night. A

cold front will move into the N portions of the waters Thu night,

weaken as it reaches the central waters Fri night, then stall and

dissipate across the central waters Sat. High pressure W of the

waters will rebuild across the NW portion Sat through Sun night. 



Point Saint George to Point Arena



.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 



Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas



.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 

.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.