FZPN26 KWBC 191010
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 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.

PZZ899-192245-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move over the
N and central waters this morning, then slowly over the central
waters later this afternoon into Mon and Mon night then over the
S waters Tue and S of the waters by early Wed. Associated with
the front low pressure is expected to track S towards the N
waters tonight. The weakening low pressure will slowly drift S
and SE into the N waters Mon and Mon night, then move slowly E
and SE over the central waters Tue and Tue night. Strengthening
high pressure will build in across the N and central area Wed and
Wed night. A weak coastal trough will develop Thu into Thu night
over the central and S waters.

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PZZ820-192245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-192245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Chance of rain.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

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PZZ825-192245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

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PZZ925-192245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-192245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-192245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-192245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ935-192245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt early,
then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-192245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

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PZZ940-192245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ945-192245-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
310 AM PDT Sun Apr 19 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.