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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 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.
PZZ899-201615-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE OUTER CENTRAL TO NORTHERN WATERS. THE
HIGH WILL DISSIPATE FRI, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING S
THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A NEW
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TROUGH REMAINS
IN PLACE. A WARM FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW WATERS AS HIGH PRESSURE
GETS SUPPRESSED TO THE S MON INTO MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS TUE AND APPROACH THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE
NIGHT.
PZZ820-201615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-201615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ825-201615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ925-201615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ830-201615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ930-201615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ835-201615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-201615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-201615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-201615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-201615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
849 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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