FZPN26 KWBC 310915
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 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.
PZZ899-312215-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak surface trough will
persist along the California coast today then dissipate tonight
into Wed. A cold front will move across the N portions of the
waters tonight into Wed then move through the central waters Wed
night, and S waters on Thu. A secondary weak trough will move
across the N waters Wed night into early Thu. High pressure will
build W and NW of the area Thu into Thu night and persist through
Fri night. A coastal trough will redevelop Thu and persist Thu
night through Fri night.
$$
PZZ820-312215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-312215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ825-312215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-312215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-312215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable early, then,
becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-312215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-312215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable early,
then, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
$$
PZZ935-312215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-312215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-312215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-312215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
215 AM PDT Tue Mar 31 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable early,
then, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.