Offshore Waters
— Pacific - California
Office:
KWBC
Issued:
Mar 01, 2026 at 9:50 AM UTC
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000 FZPN26 KWBC 010950 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 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. PZZ899-012145- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weakening cold front over the outer central and southern waters today, will move into the southern waters later today and tonight, then dissipate Mon. A trough will persist along the central and southern California coast through Wed, strengthen while expanding N along the coast Wed night, then persist through Thu night. A weakening cold front will enter the N waters Tue night, move into the central waters Wed and then dissipate over the southern waters Wed night. High pressure will build W of the waters behind the front Wed and Wed night, then continue through Thu night. $$ PZZ820-012145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S, then, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Slight chance of rain. .MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PZZ920-012145- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Slight chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ825-012145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ925-012145- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ830-012145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ930-012145- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ PZZ835-012145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ935-012145- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ840-012145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ940-012145- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PZZ945-012145- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 150 AM PST Sun Mar 1 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ .Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.