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FZPN26 KWBC 260923
OFFPZ6
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 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.
PZZ899-262230-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD E
TOWARDS THE WATERS THU, THEN PASS BY TO THE N THU NIGHT INTO FRI.
THE RIDGE WILL THEN EXPAND BACK S INTO THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT.
PZZ820-262230-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-262230-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ825-262230-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT EARLY,
THEN, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ925-262230-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-262230-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ930-262230-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ835-262230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 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 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ935-262230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 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
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ840-262230-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
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 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
PZZ940-262230-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ945-262230-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
223 AM PDT THU MAR 26 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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