FZPN26 KWBC 221534
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 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.

PZZ899-230515-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will weaken along the
California coast later tonight and Mon and then persist along
the central and S coast Mon through Tue night, then strengthen
Wed into Wed night over the entire coast, and remain through Thu
night while gradually weakening. A cold front will move into the
northern waters Tue, cross into the central waters Tue night
into Wed before dissipating Wed night. High pressure will build
into the N and central areas tonight and Mon. The area of high
pressure will shift into the central and S areas Mon night and
Tue becoming weaker. Another area of stronger high pressure will
build in from the W and NW Tue night through Thu.

$$

PZZ820-230515-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-230515-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-230515-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-230515-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 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 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-230515-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU...

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

$$

PZZ930-230515-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-230515-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-230515-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-230515-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-230515-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-230515-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.