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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 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.

PZZ899-210430-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move over the
N and central waters today into tonight. The front will then move
over the S waters Tue and pass S of the waters by early Wed.
Weakening low pressure area will slowly drift S and SE into the N
waters today and tonight, 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 portions Wed and Wed
night, then maintain a ridge just W of the area Thu into Fri
night. A low pressure trough will develop along the coast Tue
night and persist into Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-210430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-210430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-210430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 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 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-210430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

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

$$

PZZ830-210430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-210430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-210430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-210430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-210430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-210430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 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 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-210430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
903 AM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW 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 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.