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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 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.
PZZ899-241630-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
LOW PRESSURE NW OF THE AREA
WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING N AWAY
FROM THE AREA SAT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE
CENTRAL TONIGHT, THEN PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL PERSIST JUST INLAND ALONG THE N AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COASTS TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT, WHILE ANOTHER WEAK
TROUGH PERSISTS TONIGHT INTO TUE ALONG THE S CALIFORNIA COAST. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N WATERS TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-241630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ920-241630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ825-241630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ925-241630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
PZZ830-241630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-241630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ835-241630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
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 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 10 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ935-241630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-241630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
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 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
PZZ940-241630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
N TO 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
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ945-241630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
822 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
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