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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 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.

PZZ899-151615-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered W of the
central waters will weaken tonight. A cold front will move into
the N waters late tonight into early Wed, the central waters Wed
into early Wed night, then weaken and dissipate as it moves into
the S waters late Wed night into Thu. High pressure will rebuild
into the N and central areas Wed night into Thu night then
gradually weaken Fri into Fri night. A weak coastal trough will
form along California tonight into Wed, strengthen Wed night
into Thu along the central and N areas, then expand along the
entire coast late Thu through Fri. The trough will weaken Fri
night. Another cold front will move SE over the N and central
waters Sat and Sat night, then over the central and S waters Sun
and Sun night. An associated low pressure system is expected to
track SE into the N waters Sun and Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-151615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 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.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 9 to
15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-151615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
11 to 19 ft.

$$

PZZ825-151615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-151615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft,
building to 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ830-151615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-151615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ835-151615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-151615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-151615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-151615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-151615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
728 PM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.