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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 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.
PZZ899-091615-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST W OF
THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA MON
NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT,
THEN WEAKEN TUE. THEN MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE
NIGHT. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE FAR
NORTHERN WATERS LATE TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS WED BEFORE QUICKLY
DISSIPATING. THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL REDEVELOP WED NIGHT.
PZZ820-091615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-091615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-091615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-091615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-091615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-091615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-091615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ935-091615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-091615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-091615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ945-091615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
831 PM PDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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