FZPN26 KWBC 242207
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 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.

PZZ899-251030-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak coastal trough will
persist along the California coast tonight, strengthen Wed into
Wed night, then remain through Sun night, while gradually
weakening. A cold front will move S across the central waters
tonight through Wed before dissipating across the southern waters
Wed night. High pressure will build E towards the waters Thu,
then pass by to the N Thu night. The ridge will then expand back
S into the area Sat through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-251030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt early, then, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-251030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-251030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-251030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-251030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N to NW 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, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-251030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW
early, then, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-251030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-251030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-251030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-251030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-251030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
307 PM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW early, then, becoming
variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.