FZPN26 KWBC 211524
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 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.

PZZ899-220515-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will remain in place
along the California coast into early Mon, then persist along the
central and S coast through Wed, then restrengthen along the
entire coast Wed night. A slow moving cold front across the
central waters will weaken before dissipating near the southern
waters Sun night. A high pressure area will persist N and NW of
the area through Mon. A new high pressure center will form
within the ridge Mon and shift to the southern waters as
developing low pressure approaches the area Mon night. The low
will pass to the N of the waters and move a cold front SE across
the northern waters Tue then into then central areas Tue night.
Another cold front will approach the area from the W Tue night,
then move across the N and central waters Wed and Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-220515-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW less
than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-220515-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 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 9 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-220515-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 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 7 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 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-220515-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. 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 NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-220515-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-220515-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 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...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-220515-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 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 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-220515-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 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 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-220515-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...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...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-220515-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-220515-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
824 AM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...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, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.