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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 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.

PZZ899-160315-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure centered over
the N California waters will be nearly stationary and strengthen
today into Sun night. The low will begin to weaken and move S
early Mon and absorbed by a new low SW of the central waters. A
cold front will move over the N waters Mon night into Tues, and a
separate cold front with the new low will pass over the S waters
as well. Another cold front will move over the N and central
waters Tue night into Wed then pass over the S waters through Wed
night. Another low will pass along the outer N waters Wed night
before entering the central W Thu and the S waters into Thu
night. High pressure will build in from N to S Thu into Thu night
behind the front.

$$

PZZ820-160315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

.TODAY...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to
18 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ920-160315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
16 to 23 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 17 to 22 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ825-160315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to
11 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
16 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-160315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 10 to
15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
18 to 23 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-160315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
17 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ930-160315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
17 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ835-160315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ935-160315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
17 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ840-160315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers and scattered tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ940-160315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ945-160315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
732 AM PST Sun Feb 15 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.