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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 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.

PZZ899-061615-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain
anchored W of the waters tonight through Wed night, then shift to
over the area Thu. The California coastal trough will redevelop
Thu night and persist through Sun night. A cold front will move
into N portions of the waters Thu night then weaken as it reaches
the central waters during Fri, before dissipating across the S
waters Fri night into Sat. High pressure W of the waters Fri will
rebuild across the area Sat through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-061615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-061615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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PZZ825-061615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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PZZ925-061615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-061615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-061615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-061615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-061615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-061615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-061615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-061615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
822 PM PDT Tue May 5 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.