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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
247 PM 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.
PZZ899-151100-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED W OF THE
CENTRAL WATERS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE N AND NW. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS
LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED, THE CENTRAL WATERS WED INTO EARLY WED
NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE S WATERS
LATER WED NIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD INTO THE N
AND CENTRAL AREAS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WED NIGHT INTO THU NIGHT
AND BECOMING WEAKER THROUGH 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 LATER THU THROUGH FRI. THE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN EARLY FRI
INTO FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N WATERS LATE FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT THEN MOVE SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT
AND SAT NIGHT, THEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SE INTO
THE N WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-151100-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
PZZ920-151100-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT.
PZZ825-151100-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
PZZ925-151100-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO
6 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT,
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
PZZ830-151100-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 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, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ930-151100-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
PZZ835-151100-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-151100-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ840-151100-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
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
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
PZZ940-151100-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-151100-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
247 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 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.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
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