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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
823 AM PDT MON SEP 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.
PZZ899-220430-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH WILL PERSIST NEAR THE
CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED TO THE W AND NW OF THE WATERS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. A WEAKENING
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT, THEN
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE. LOW PRESSURE WILL
APPROACH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS WED NIGHT, THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE
N WATERS AND INLAND FRI. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS THU, THE CENTRAL WATERS
THU NIGHT AND FRI, THEN FINALLY INTO THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI
NIGHT WHILE DISSIPATING.
PZZ820-220430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-220430-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-220430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-220430-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-220430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-220430-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-220430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-220430-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
WED
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-220430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-220430-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
WED
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
WED NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-220430-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
823 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WED
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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