FZPN26 KWBC 030339
OFFPZ6
Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 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.
PZZ899-031615-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will expand
and strengthen along the coast tonight through Wed night and
then persist Thu through Thu night and gradually weaken Fri
through Sat night. A cold front will enter the N waters Tue
night, gradually weakening as it moves into the central waters
Wed, before dissipating over the S waters Wed night. High
pressure will build W of the waters behind the front Wed and Wed
night, then persist through Fri night before moving closer to the
area Sat into Sat night.
$$
PZZ820-031615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ920-031615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ825-031615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ925-031615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ830-031615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ930-031615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
$$
PZZ835-031615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ935-031615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ840-031615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
$$
PZZ940-031615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW 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 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
$$
PZZ945-031615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
739 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
$$
.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.