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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
836 PM 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.
PZZ899-101615-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST W OF
THE WATERS TONIGHT, EXPAND N AND E INTO THE OUTER NORTHERN WATERS
SUN, THEN PERSIST SUN NIGHT INTO TUE. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN TUE. A WEAK AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE NIGHT
AND WED. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WATERS WED THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD NW OF THE AREA THU NIGHT AS THE COASTAL TROUGH REDEVELOPS.
PZZ820-101615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-101615-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ825-101615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-101615-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ830-101615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-101615-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO 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
W TO 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.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ835-101615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-101615-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-101615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-101615-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-101615-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
836 PM PDT SAT MAY 9 2026
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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
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