FZPN26 KWBC 270329
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 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.
PZZ899-271615-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A warm front over the outer
portion of the central California waters will slowly drift N and
weaken tonight into Fri night, stall over the N central waters
Sat, and then dissipate Sat night. A weakening cold front will
move into the outer central and southern waters Sat night, move
into the southern waters later Sun and Sun night, then dissipate
Mon. Otherwise, a coastal low pressure trough will persist into
Tue, and a high pressure ridge will develop over most of the
outer waters Mon into Tue night. A weakening cold front will
enter the N waters Tue night.
$$
PZZ820-271615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ920-271615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-271615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ925-271615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ830-271615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ930-271615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ835-271615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-271615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...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 winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
$$
PZZ840-271615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-271615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-271615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
729 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.