FZPN26 KWBC 301517
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 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.

PZZ899-310415-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak surface trough will
persist along the California coast today through Tue. A cold
front will approach from the NW Tue and cross the N waters Tue
night into Wed before continuing S through Wed night. A secondary
weak trough will move across the N waters Wed night into early
Thu. High pressure will then build in across the waters Thu night
while a surface trough develops along the coast. The coastal
trough will persist Fri and Fri night while high pressure remains
anchored to the W of the N waters. The NAVTEX station at Astoria,
Oregon has been reported as inoperative. Technicians are aware.

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PZZ820-310415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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PZZ920-310415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance
of rain.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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PZZ825-310415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ925-310415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

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PZZ830-310415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ930-310415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ835-310415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ935-310415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ840-310415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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PZZ940-310415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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PZZ945-310415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
817 AM PDT Mon Mar 30 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.

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.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.