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FZPN26 KWBC 120901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 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.
PZZ899-122230-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN OVER THE WATERS TODAY. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
MOVE E ACROSS THE N WATERS TONIGHT INTO WED THEN DISSIPATE. AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE ACROSS THE N AND CENTRAL
WATERS TONIGHT, REACHING THE S WATERS BY WED NIGHT. THEREAFTER
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W WED NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
SAT NIGHT. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP WED NIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
PZZ820-122230-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
PZZ920-122230-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW EARLY, THEN, BECOMING W
TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 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 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
PZZ825-122230-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
PZZ925-122230-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ830-122230-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
PZZ930-122230-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
PZZ835-122230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 16 FT.
PZZ935-122230-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
N 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
PZZ840-122230-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
PZZ940-122230-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ945-122230-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
201 AM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
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