FZPN26 KWBC 130354
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 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.

PZZ899-131615-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
California coast will persist through Mon night. It will weaken
on Tue, then restrengthen Tue night. A high pressure ridge will
remain in place over the N waters tonight through Fri night. A
cold front will move S into the northern waters Sat, then
dissipate over the central waters late Sat into Sat night. The
ridge will redevelop across the northern waters Sun, then persist
into Tue night, drifting very slowly S.

$$

PZZ820-131615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-131615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-131615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ835-131615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-131615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-131615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ945-131615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
854 PM PDT Thu Mar 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.