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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 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.

PZZ899-152130-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong cold front will pass
SE across the waters today through Mon night. High pressure will
build E across the region behind the front tonight into Mon
night, briefly interrupted by a trough moving E through the N
waters tonight. The ridge will shift to the S waters Tue while a
warm front moves into the NW waters. The front will continue E
across the area Tue night followed by a cold front. The cold
front will continue moving S across the waters Wed through Thu
while weakening. The associated low center will move SE through
the N and central waters Wed night and Thu, then dissipate near
the central California coast Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-152130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 17 to
20 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 15 to
17 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-152130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-152130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-152130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ830-152130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ930-152130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. Isolated
showers.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ835-152130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 11 to
16 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ935-152130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ840-152130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ940-152130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 11 to
18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ945-152130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
201 AM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.