FZPN26 KWBC 032215 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 215 PM 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. PZZ899-041015- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will persist along the central and southern California through tonight, then weaken Wed and Wed night while a cold front moves through the waters. High pressure will build W of the waters behind the front Wed into Fri night, then persist just W of the area Sat into Sun night while slowly weakening. A coastal trough will redevelop Thu, expand along the entire coast Thu night and then persist through Sun night. $$ PZZ820-041015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-041015- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ825-041015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ925-041015- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-041015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ930-041015- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ835-041015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ935-041015- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 11 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ840-041015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PZZ940-041015- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ945-041015- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 215 PM PST Tue Mar 3 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.