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FZPN26 KWBC 212206
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 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.
PZZ899-221215-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ALONG THE COAST INTO EARLY MON, THEN PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL
AND S COAST THROUGH WED, THEN RESTRENGTHEN ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST
WED NIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
WILL DISSIPATE NEAR THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE
AREA WILL PERSIST N AND NW OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. A NEW HIGH
PRESSURE CENTER WILL FORM WITHIN THE RIDGE MON AND SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHERN WATERS AS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE W AND
NW OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE A COLD
FRONT SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND OVER THE CENTRAL
AREAS TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM
THE W TUE NIGHT, THEN MOVE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS WED
AND WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. ON THU AND THU NIGHT THE COASTAL
TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE W AND
NW.
PZZ820-221215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 7 TO
11 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
PZZ920-221215-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 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 9 FT.
TUE
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ825-221215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 7 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 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ925-221215-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. 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 NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
PZZ830-221215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ930-221215-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
PZZ835-221215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
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 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
PZZ935-221215-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
PZZ840-221215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. 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
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ940-221215-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ945-221215-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
306 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
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, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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