FZPN26 KWBC 152152
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 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.

PZZ899-161045-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will pass SE
across the central and S waters tonight through Mon night. High
pressure will build E across the region behind the front tonight
through Mon night, briefly interrupted by a trough moving E
through the N waters tonight into early Mon. The ridge will shift
to the S waters Tue while a warm front moves into the NW waters.
The front will continue E across the area Tue night followed by
a cold front. The cold front will continue moving S across the
waters Wed through Thu while weakening. The associated low center
will move SE through the N and central waters Wed night and Thu,
then dissipate near the central California coast Thu night. High
pressure will build in across the waters Fri and move S Fri
night. The next cold front will move across the N waters Fri and
the central waters Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-161045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 18 to 21 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
16 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to
16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-161045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 30 to 40 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to
19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-161045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-161045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 17 to 21 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 17 to 20 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 14 to
22 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-161045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 15 to
19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-161045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 19 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 13 to 22 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-161045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-161045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-161045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-161045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to
25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to
13 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-161045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
152 PM PST Sun Nov 15 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.