FZPN26 KWBC 121531
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
731 AM PST Thu Feb 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.

PZZ899-130330-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure will track S
through the central waters today before dissipating over the
outer central waters late tonight. A coastal trough will develop
on tonight and persist through Fri night before dissipating Sat.
A cold front will approach the far N waters from the N late Fri,
then stall over the far N waters Fri night. Low pressure will
develop along the front Fri night W of the area, then track NE
Sat before stalling Sat night, remaining just W of the waters.
The low will strengthen and then slowly retreat back S Sun and
Sun night. An associated cold front will move slowly E across the
waters Sun through Mon, followed by the low drifting back E into
the waters Mon before dissipating Mon night.

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PZZ820-130330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-130330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.

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PZZ825-130330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-130330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-130330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-130330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ835-130330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ935-130330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ840-130330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ940-130330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ945-130330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
731 AM PST Thu Feb 12 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

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.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.