FZPN26 KWBC 220930
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 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.
PZZ899-222300-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist
along the California coast through Tue night, strengthen Wed
into Wed night, then persist through Thu night. A cold front will
move into the northern waters Tue, cross into the central waters
Tue night into Wed before dissipating Wed night. High pressure
will build into the NW portion tonight and Mon. The ridge axis
will shift into the central portion Mon night, then weaken Tue
into Tue night as the cold front approaches.
$$
PZZ820-222300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...
.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ920-222300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ825-222300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ925-222300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ830-222300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...
.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ930-222300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
$$
PZZ835-222300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ935-222300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
$$
PZZ840-222300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ940-222300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
$$
PZZ945-222300-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026
.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.