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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 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.

PZZ899-170315-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure centered over the
northern California waters will begin to weaken and move S today
before being absorbed by a new low SW of the central waters this
afternoon. A cold front will move over the N waters tonight into
Tue, 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 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 Fri night
behind the front.

$$

PZZ820-170315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-170315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
16 to 22 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-170315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. Slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Slight chance of
tstms. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-170315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft. Slight chance of tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 22 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
19 to 23 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-170315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Slight chance of
tstms. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 15 to 20 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-170315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
20 ft. Slight chance of tstms. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-170315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Scattered
showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
15 to 17 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-170315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-170315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to
35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-170315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-170315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
759 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.