FZPN26 KWBC 240340
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 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.
PZZ899-241615-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak wave of low pressure
will ride NE along a warm front over the far NW California waters
tonight, forcing the front S as a cold front into the central
waters Tue. The front will stall across the central waters Tue
night and Wed. High pressure will build N of the waters Wed
through Thu night, and extend a ridge S through the waters, while
the front across the central waters slowly dissipates. A coastal
trough will develop Wed, then persist through Sat night.
Meanwhile, over the southern waters, high pressure will remain
nearly stationary through Tue night, then become absorbed by the
ridge building S through the northern and central waters Wed and
Wed night.
$$
PZZ820-241615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. Rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-241615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ825-241615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ925-241615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
$$
PZZ830-241615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-241615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ935-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-241615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-241615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ945-241615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
740 PM PST Mon Feb 23 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.