FZPN26 KWBC 100324
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 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.
PZZ899-101645-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
California coast will persist through Sat night. A cold front
will continue moving slowly S over the central waters tonight
before dissipating. High pressure will strengthen W of the waters
tonight, spread E across the northern waters Tue through Wed
night, then persist through Fri night while slowly weakening.
$$
PZZ820-101645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ920-101645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-101645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ925-101645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 8 ft.
$$
PZZ830-101645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ930-101645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ835-101645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ935-101645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ840-101645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ940-101645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-101645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
824 PM PDT Mon Mar 9 2026
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.