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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 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.
PZZ899-170415-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN INTO THE S WATERS TONIGHT. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N
AND CENTRAL WATERS TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO THE W AND NW
OF THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE N COAST TODAY AND EXPAND S ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST ON
FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS SUN
AND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE S OF AREA MON. AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK E INTO THE N WATERS LATER SUN NIGHT
THEN SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-170415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ920-170415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-170415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ925-170415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT.
PZZ830-170415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PZZ930-170415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
PZZ835-170415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ935-170415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ840-170415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ940-170415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ945-170415-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
820 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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