FZPN26 KWBC 240942
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 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.

PZZ899-242245-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak coastal trough will
persist along the California coast through tonight, strengthen
Wed into Wed night, then remain through Sat night, while
gradually weakening again after Fri night. A cold front will move
S across the northern and central waters today through Wed
before dissipating across the southern waters Wed night. High
pressure will build E towards the waters Thu, then pass by to the
N Thu night. The ridge will then expand back S into the area Sat
and Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-242245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-242245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-242245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW early,
then, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-242245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 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, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-242245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-242245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-242245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-242245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 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, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-242245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-242245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-242245-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
242 AM PDT Tue Mar 24 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.