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FZPN26 KWBC 210329
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
829 PM 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.
PZZ899-211700-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT INTO MON NIGHT, WEAKEN THROUGH
WED, THEN RESTRENGTHEN WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N AND
CENTRAL WATERS WILL SLOW AND WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR THE
SOUTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE WATERS WILL
SLOWLY MIGRATE N THROUGH SUN, THEN EXTEND A RIDGE ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH MON. A NEW HIGH CENTER WILL FORM WITHIN THE
RIDGE MON AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERN WATERS AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES THE AREA MON NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PASS TO THE
N OF THE AREA AND PUSH A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE REGION TUE
INTO TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
TUE NIGHT, THEN BEGIN MOVING SE AGAIN WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NW TUE NIGHT, THEN MOVE ACROSS
THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-211700-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-211700-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO
13 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-211700-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
PZZ925-211700-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-211700-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
PZZ930-211700-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ835-211700-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ935-211700-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 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, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ840-211700-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO 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
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ940-211700-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 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.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ945-211700-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
829 PM PDT FRI MAR 20 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
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