National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 041524
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 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.

PZZ899-050330
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A low pressure trough along the central and southern California coast will weaken today and tonight while a cold front moves through the waters from N to S. High pressure will build W of the waters behind the front later today into Fri night, then persist just W of the area Sat into Sun night while slowly weakening. A coastal trough will redevelop Thu, expand along the entire coast Thu night and then persist through Sun night.


PZZ820-050330
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT

TODAY
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

THU
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT and SUN
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.


PZZ920-050330
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

TODAY
W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

THU
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

FRI
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

FRI NIGHT and SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

SUN and SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.


PZZ825-050330
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

THU
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SUN
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.


PZZ925-050330
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI

TODAY
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

TONIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

THU
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SUN
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.


PZZ830-050330
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

THU
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

FRI
N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT and SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.


PZZ930-050330
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

THU
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

SUN
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.


PZZ835-050330
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

THU
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SUN
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.


PZZ935-050330
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

THU
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

FRI
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.


PZZ840-050330
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

THU
N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

FRI
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

SAT
N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.


PZZ940-050330
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

GALE WARNING

TODAY
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

THU
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

SAT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.


PZZ945-050330
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W
724 AM PST Wed Mar 4 2026

TODAY
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

THU
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

FRI
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

SAT
N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.


.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.