FZPN26 KWBC 191538
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 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.

PZZ899-200415-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast today into Fri night while high pressure remains
in place over the outer central to northern waters. The high will
dissipate Fri, followed by a cold front moving S through the
northern and central waters Fri night into Sat. New high pressure
to the NW of the area will modestly build E towards the central
waters Sat through Sun night while the California coastal trough
remains in place. On Mon, a warm front clips the NW waters while
ridging and high pressure shifts offshore of the central to
southern waters and weakens the coastal trough into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-200415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 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, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-200415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-200415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-200415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-200415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-200415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-200415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-200415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

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

$$

PZZ840-200415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-200415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 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 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-200415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
838 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.