FZPN26 KWBC 202125 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 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. PZZ899-211015- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the California coast into tonight, while high pressure remains in place over the outer central to northern waters. A cold front will move S through the northern and central waters tonight into Sat. A new area of high pressure will build across the N and central waters Sat through Sun night while the California coastal trough remains in place. A warm front will clip the NW waters as high pressure gets suppressed to the S Mon into Mon night. A cold front will move across the N waters Tue and approach the central waters Tue night into Wed, then dissipate as it move into the S California waters Wed night. $$ PZZ820-211015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the evening. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-211015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .WED...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-211015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ925-211015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the evening. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ830-211015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ930-211015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ835-211015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-211015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ840-211015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ940-211015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt early, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ945-211015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 225 PM PDT Fri Mar 20 2026 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ .Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.