FZPN26 KWBC 211004
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 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.
PZZ899-212115-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain in
place over the central and S waters today through Tue night. A
complex low pressure system will pass over the NW waters, which
will cause a frontal zone to become quasi-stationary over the NW
waters today through Mon night. A new low pressure center will
develop along the stationary front and move NE over the N and
central waters Tue into Wed which will slowly bring the front
onshore Wed night. A trough will persist over the central waters
Wed into Wed night. High pressure will build over the waters from
N to S Wed into Wed night and a coastal trough will also develop
Wed into Wed night. Mariners should continue monitoring the
latest forecasts regarding potentially impactful conditions to
affect northern and central waters over the weekend.
$$
PZZ820-212115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ920-212115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
14 to 20 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ825-212115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ925-212115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ830-212115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ930-212115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ835-212115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ935-212115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
$$
PZZ840-212115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N, then, becoming
variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ940-212115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt, then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
PZZ945-212115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
204 AM PST Sat Feb 21 2026
.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.