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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
250 AM PDT Fri May 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.

PZZ899-222215-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough of low pressure will
persist along the N and central California coast today through
Sat. A weak cold front will move S into the northern waters today,
then dissipate over the central waters tonight. High pressure
will move in across the are tonight and persist through Sun
night. The next weak cold front will approach the N waters late
Sun night, move S through the N and central waters Mon and Mon
night, and gradually dissipate Tue across the S waters. High
pressure will build in across the region Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-222215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

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PZZ920-222215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-222215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

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PZZ925-222215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-222215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-222215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-222215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-222215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-222215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt
early, then, becoming W. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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PZZ940-222215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-222215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
250 AM PDT Fri May 22 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.