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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 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.

PZZ899-190415-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will continue
moving S through the southern waters today before moving S of
the area this afternoon. An area of low pressure will move
quickly SE across the central waters tonight, then push inland
early Thu. The associated cold front will move S across the
southern waters Thu, then move S of the area Thu night. A ridge
will build across the waters Thu night, then shift S Fri into Fri
night as a warm front moves E into the northern waters. A
complex low pressure will intensify well NW of the area Fri night
into Sat, then remain nearly stationary through Sun night. The
low will drive a cold front E into the northern waters Sat. The
front will then stall over the northern waters, oriented S to N,
through Sun night, as smaller embedded areas of low pressure ride
N along the front. Meanwhile, high pressure will persist across
the southern waters. Please continue monitoring the latest
forecasts for a potentially highly impactful low to affect the
waters this weekend. The Point Reyes NAVTEX transmitter is
inoperative, technicians are aware and troubleshooting.

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PZZ820-190415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.SUN...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ920-190415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ825-190415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ925-190415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ830-190415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to
16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ930-190415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to
16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ835-190415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-190415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ840-190415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-190415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-190415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
743 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

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.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.