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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 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.
PZZ899-161615-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
W OF THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE
N WATERS, THEN OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THIS EVENING, AND THE S
WATERS LATER TONIGHT INTO THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. ANOTHER AREA OF
STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU, THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN
TO THE W AND NW OF THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE N COAST TONIGHT AND EXPAND S ALONG THE
ENTIRE COAST LATER THU THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SE OVER THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT, THEN OVER THE
CENTRAL AND S WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND MOVE S OF AREA MON. AN
ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK E INTO THE N
WATERS LATER SUN NIGHT THEN SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS
MON AND MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-161615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 12 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 8 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. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
PZZ920-161615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.
MON
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-161615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ925-161615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
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
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
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
PZZ830-161615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ930-161615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
10 TO 13 FT.
PZZ835-161615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
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 TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
PZZ935-161615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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 N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
PZZ840-161615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 11 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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
PZZ940-161615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ945-161615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
755 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. 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 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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