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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 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.
PZZ899-100430-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST W OF
THE WATERS TODAY INTO MON BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA MON NIGHT.
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST TODAY 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.
PZZ820-100430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-100430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-100430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
PZZ925-100430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ830-100430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 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 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ930-100430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-100430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
PZZ935-100430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ840-100430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-100430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
PZZ945-100430-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
817 AM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
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