Offshore Waters
— Pacific - California
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Mar 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM UTC
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000 FZPN26 KWBC 170406 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 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. PZZ899-171615- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California coast will persist through tonight, then weaken Tue. The trough will restrengthen slightly Wed night, persist through Thu night, then strengthen further Fri into Fri night. A ridge will continue across the NW portion through Thu, then weaken Thu night as a cold front approaches from the NW. The front will press SE into the N waters Fri and Fri night. High pressure will build W of the waters Sat into Sat night. $$ PZZ820-171615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ920-171615- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ825-171615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-171615- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ830-171615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ930-171615- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ835-171615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ935-171615- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ840-171615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ940-171615- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ945-171615- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 906 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.