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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 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.

PZZ899-030415-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front over the central
waters will move into the southern waters today. High pressure
will build W and NW of the area today into tonight, then persist
through Sat night. The ridge will weaken NW of the waters Sun
and Sun night while persisting W of the central and southern
waters through Mon night. A cold front will approach the NW
portion Mon, then slowly move into the area Mon night. A trough
will develop along the California coast today and persist through
Sat night before weakening Sun.

$$

PZZ820-030415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-030415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-030415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-030415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-030415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-030415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ835-030415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-030415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-030415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-030415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-030415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
812 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.