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FZPN26 KWBC 121531  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 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.  
 
PZZ899-130330-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK S  
THROUGH THE CENTRAL WATERS TODAY BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE  
OUTER CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP  
ON TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.  
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR N WATERS FROM THE N LATE FRI,  
THEN STALL OVER THE FAR N WATERS FRI NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL  
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT FRI NIGHT W OF THE AREA, THEN TRACK NE  
SAT BEFORE STALLING SAT NIGHT, REMAINING JUST W OF THE WATERS.  
THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND THEN SLOWLY RETREAT BACK S SUN AND  
SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE  
WATERS SUN THROUGH MON, FOLLOWED BY THE LOW DRIFTING BACK E INTO  
THE WATERS MON BEFORE DISSIPATING MON NIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ820-130330-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 10 TO  
12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ920-130330-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO  
12 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
11 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
SUN
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 17 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ825-130330-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ925-130330-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 15 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ830-130330-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.   
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ930-130330-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO  
12 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 11 TO  
13 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ835-130330-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ935-130330-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ840-130330-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ940-130330-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ945-130330-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
731 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 

 
 
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