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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
159 PM 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.
PZZ899-131015-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WATERS LATE TONIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP 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. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP MON NIGHT AND MOVE SE ACROSS THE WATERS
TUE INTO TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-131015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
PZZ920-131015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
PZZ825-131015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
15 TO 17 FT.
PZZ925-131015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT.
PZZ830-131015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT.
PZZ930-131015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO
11 FT.
SAT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
PZZ835-131015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
PZZ935-131015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT.
PZZ840-131015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
PZZ940-131015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
PZZ945-131015-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
159 PM PST THU FEB 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
MON
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
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