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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
245 PM 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.
PZZ899-131015-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER
THE REGIONAL WATERS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE
N AND CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT THEN ACROSS THE S WATERS BY
WED AND S OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. THEREAFTER HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN FROM THE W THU AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COASTAL
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP WED AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN
PERSIST SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-131015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
PZZ920-131015-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 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 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
PZZ825-131015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
PZZ925-131015-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
PZZ830-131015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT.
PZZ930-131015-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
PZZ835-131015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 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. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT.
PZZ935-131015-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
PZZ840-131015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT
EARLY, THEN, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 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
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
PZZ940-131015-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
PZZ945-131015-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 12 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 14 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
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