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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 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.
PZZ899-141045-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E
TOWARDS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRI, THEN STALL W OF THE
CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH STRENGTHENING
INTO EARLY SAT NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN ALONG THE COAST LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT, THEN
PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT.
PZZ820-141045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY,
THEN, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
PZZ920-141045-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-141045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N 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 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ925-141045-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ830-141045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ930-141045-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ835-141045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO 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 12 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ935-141045-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
PZZ840-141045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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 9 TO 15 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
PZZ940-141045-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ945-141045-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
256 PM PDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
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