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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 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.
PZZ899-222115-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front associated with a
developing low NW of the N waters will move slowly E across the
northern and central waters today before dissipating along the
coast late tonight. Mariners should continue monitoring the
latest forecasts regarding impactful conditions affecting the
northern and central waters today into tonight. A new cold
front will develop over the outer northern waters today, then
remain nearly stationary through Mon. A weak wave of low pressure
will ride NE along the front Mon night, forcing it S into the
central waters. The front will continue moving slowly E through
the northern and central waters Tue through Tue night before
stalling across the central waters Wed. High pressure will build
N of the waters Wed through Thu night while the front across the
central waters slowly dissipates. Meanwhile, over the southern
waters, high pressure will drift slowly W tonight through Sun
night, stall Mon into Tue, then drift slightly W Tue night
through Thu night.
$$
PZZ820-222115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...S winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt, then,
increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ920-222115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance
of rain.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ825-222115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ925-222115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ830-222115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ930-222115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ835-222115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ935-222115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.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. 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 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ840-222115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ940-222115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. 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 winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-222115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
144 AM PST Sun Feb 22 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.