467  
FZPN26 KWBC 120321  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 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.  
 
PZZ899-121730-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS  
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN  
WATERS WILL MOVE SE TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT, THEN  
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN. A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE  
CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SUN BEFORE WEAKENING SUN NIGHT. HIGH  
PRESSURE W OF THE AREA WILL BUILD E INTO THE REGION MON INTO TUE  
BEFORE WEAKENING TUE NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE N.  
THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS WED, CENTRAL WATERS  
WED NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU  
AND THU NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL FORM ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST  
MON NIGHT INTO WED, STRENGTHEN WED NIGHT INTO THU, THEN PERSIST  
THU NIGHT.  
 
 
 
PZZ820-121730-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ920-121730-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SUN  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 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  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ825-121730-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. ISOLATED SHOWERS.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ925-121730-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ830-121730-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ930-121730-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 10 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ835-121730-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SUN  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ935-121730-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
MON  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ840-121730-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ940-121730-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 
 
 
PZZ945-121730-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
821 PM PDT SAT APR 11 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN  
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 
 
 
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