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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 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.
PZZ899-122330-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN
WATERS WILL MOVE SE TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND DISSIPATE AS
IT MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS TODAY WHILE
WEAKENING, THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 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, THE 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.
PZZ820-122330-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-122330-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
PZZ825-122330-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
PZZ925-122330-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
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 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-122330-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT.
PZZ930-122330-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ835-122330-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
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 TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ935-122330-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 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
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ840-122330-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-122330-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ945-122330-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
232 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
TODAY
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
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