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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 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.

PZZ899-181045-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain
W of the central and northern waters and gradually weaken into
tonight. A low pressure trough will slowly strengthen along the
N and central coast tonight into Mon before weakening Tue into
Tue night. The high pressure to the W will strengthen further
again Mon through Wed and then drift further W and NW of the area
Wed night through Thu night. On Fri and Fri night the high
pressure will drift further W while gradually weakening.

$$

PZZ820-181045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-181045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-181045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-181045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-181045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-181045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt early,
then, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-181045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-181045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to
30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-181045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt
early, then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-181045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt early,
then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-181045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
255 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.
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