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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZPN26 KWBC

FZPN26 KWBC 260349
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 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.

PZZ899-261615
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A trough will strengthen along the California coast tonight, then gradually weaken Thu through Sun night. A cold front will move S across the central waters today then dissipate across the southern waters tonight. Thereafter, a ridge of high pressure will build E towards the waters Thu, then pass by to the N Thu night into Fri. The ridge will then expand back S into the area Sat through Sun night.

PZZ820-261615
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

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

THU
N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

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

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

SUN
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

PZZ920-261615
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT

TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

THU
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

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

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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

SAT NIGHT
N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN
E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

MON NIGHT
NE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

PZZ825-261615
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

THU
N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

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

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

SAT
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

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

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

SUN NIGHT
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

PZZ925-261615
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

THU
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

THU NIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

FRI
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

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

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

PZZ830-261615
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

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

THU
N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.

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

FRI
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

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

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

MON
NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

PZZ930-261615
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

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

THU NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

FRI
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

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

SAT NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

SUN
N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

PZZ835-261615
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

THU
N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

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

FRI
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

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

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

PZZ935-261615
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

TONIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

THU
N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

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

FRI
N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

FRI NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

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

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON
Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

PZZ840-261615
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

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

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

THU NIGHT
N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

FRI
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

PZZ940-261615
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

GALE WARNING

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

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

THU NIGHT
N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

FRI
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

SAT
N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

PZZ945-261615
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W
849 PM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026

TONIGHT
N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

THU
NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

FRI
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SAT
N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

MON
W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

MON NIGHT
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.