743  
FZPN26 KWBC 100341  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 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.  
 
PZZ899-101730-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE OUTER WATERS  
WILL CONTINUE MOVING E THROUGH FRI ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL  
PORTIONS OF THE AREA, THEN INLAND FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL  
ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT BEFORE PUSHING A COLD FRONT E ACROSS THE  
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THE PARENT LOW  
WILL MOVE INLAND SUN AS THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT SWEEPS S ACROSS  
THE SOUTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD  
ACROSS THE WATERS FROM THE W MON INTO MON NIGHT THEN PERSIST  
THROUGH TUE NIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ820-101730-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN  
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ920-101730-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.   
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ825-101730-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ925-101730-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ830-101730-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ930-101730-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
MON
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ835-101730-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ935-101730-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ840-101730-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
FRI
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ940-101730-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ945-101730-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
841 PM PDT THU APR 9 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 

 
 
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