FZPN26 KWBC 122121
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 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.

PZZ899-130930-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front over the NW water will
move SE over the rest of waters tonight, then dissipate by Sun
night. High pressure will gradually build in from the W and NW
through Sun night behind the front. A coastal trough along the
central and S areas will intensify Sun night through Tue night
while expanding N along the coast. The trough will then persist
through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-130930-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-130930-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-130930-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-130930-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-130930-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-130930-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

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

$$

PZZ835-130930-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-130930-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-130930-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-130930-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-130930-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
221 PM PDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.