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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 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.
PZZ899-221715-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT N
THROUGH THE OUTER CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND WED, THEN LIFT N
OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL STALL JUST N OF THE AREA THU
THROUGH FRI NIGHT, THEN PASS INLAND N OF THE AREA SAT WHILE
DISSIPATING. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL
AND S WATERS WED, THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL PERSIST JUST INLAND ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COASTS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE S CALIFORNIA COAST LATE WED, AND PERSIST
THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-221715-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ920-221715-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WED
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-221715-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WED
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-221715-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ830-221715-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ930-221715-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-221715-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-221715-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-221715-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ940-221715-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ945-221715-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
827 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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