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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
158 PM PDT MON SEP 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.
PZZ899-221045-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL PERSIST NEAR THE
CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED TO THE W AND NW OF THE WATERS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW WATERS TONIGHT, THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE N WATERS AND INLAND
FRI. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS THU, THE CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND FRI,
THEN FINALLY INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT WHILE
DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
NW SAT, THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-221045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-221045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-221045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING
TO 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-221045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-221045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-221045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-221045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-221045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-221045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY, THEN, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-221045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-221045-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
158 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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