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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 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.
PZZ899-241030-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT,
STRENGTHEN WED INTO WED NIGHT, THEN REMAIN THROUGH SAT NIGHT,
WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING AGAIN AFTER FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE THROUGH
WED BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS WED NIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E TOWARDS THE WATERS THU, THEN PASS BY
TO THE N THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL THEN EXPAND BACK S INTO THE
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-241030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-241030-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-241030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-241030-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-241030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-241030-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
PZZ835-241030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-241030-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
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
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-241030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-241030-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 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.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-241030-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
312 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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