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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 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.
PZZ899-251730-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT, STRENGTHEN WED INTO
WED NIGHT, THEN REMAIN THROUGH SUN NIGHT, WHILE GRADUALLY
WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
TONIGHT 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 AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-251730-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ920-251730-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-251730-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW 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 9 TO 15 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ925-251730-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SUN
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ830-251730-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 17 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 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. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ930-251730-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ835-251730-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-251730-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-251730-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
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 11 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 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.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-251730-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-251730-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
850 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
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