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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 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.
PZZ899-210430-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
IN PLACE OVER THE OUTER CENTRAL TO NORTHERN WATERS. THE HIGH WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT MOVING S THROUGH THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT 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.
PZZ820-210430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-210430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-210430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ925-210430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-210430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-210430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ835-210430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-210430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-210430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-210430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-210430-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
831 AM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 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
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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