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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 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.
PZZ899-142200-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED W OF THE
N AND CENTRAL WATERS, WILL BUILD E INTO THE AREA TODAY, BEFORE
WEAKENING TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE N AND NW.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS WED, THE CENTRAL
WATERS WED NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE
S WATERS THU INTO THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD INTO THE
N AND CENTRAL AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT WED NIGHT INTO FRI NIGHT. A
WEAK COASTAL TROUGH WILL FORM ALONG CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO WED,
STRENGTHEN WED NIGHT INTO THU ALONG THE CENTRAL AND N AREAS, THEN
EXPAND ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST THU NIGHT INTO FRI. THE TROUGH
WILL WEAKEN LATER FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE N WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-142200-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-142200-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. CHANCE
OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
PZZ825-142200-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE THU
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
PZZ925-142200-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ830-142200-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
PZZ930-142200-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 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 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
PZZ835-142200-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ935-142200-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ840-142200-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-142200-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-142200-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
255 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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