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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 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.
PZZ899-120415-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST
TODAY, THEN WEAKEN TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST W OF THE
WATERS TODAY, THEN MOVE OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY
WEAKEN TUE. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N
WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED THEN DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT,
REACHING THE S WATERS BY WED NIGHT. THEREAFTER HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE W WED NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRI NIGHT. A
COASTAL TROUGH WILL REBUILD WED NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI
NIGHT.
PZZ820-120415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-120415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 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 TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ825-120415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ925-120415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-120415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
PZZ930-120415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-120415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PZZ935-120415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
PZZ840-120415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
PZZ940-120415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 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 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-120415-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
836 AM PDT MON MAY 11 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W 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, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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