FZPN26 KWBC 282148
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 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.

PZZ899-291045-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak surface trough will
persist along the California coast tonight through Tue. A cold
front will approach from the NW Tue and cross the N waters Tue
night into Wed before continuing S through Wed night. A secondary
weak trough will move across the N waters Wed night into early
Thu. High pressure will then build in across the waters Thu night
while a surface trough develops along the coast. The NAVTEX
station at Astoria, Oregon has been reported as inoperative.
Technicians are aware.

$$

PZZ820-291045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-291045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt
early, then, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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PZZ825-291045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-291045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-291045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-291045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-291045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

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PZZ935-291045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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PZZ840-291045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-291045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

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PZZ945-291045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
248 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.