Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 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.

PZZ899-040345-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will expand
and strengthen along the coast today into tonight, then weaken
later tonight through Wed night while a cold front moves through
the waters. 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. A coastal trough
will redevelop Thu and persist through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-040345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT and SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-040345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 and 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. 

$$

PZZ825-040345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 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. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 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 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-040345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 and 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. 

$$

PZZ830-040345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 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 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-040345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI and 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. 

$$

PZZ835-040345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 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. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-040345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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. 

$$

PZZ840-040345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU through FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 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. 

$$

PZZ940-040345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 20 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. 

$$

PZZ945-040345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
802 AM PST Tue Mar 3 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 7 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...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.