60+ Miles Offshore

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FZPN26 KWBC 112151
OFFPZ6

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 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.

PZZ899-121030-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
California coast will persist through Mon night, weakening
somewhat Sun night into Mon. A high pressure ridge will remain
in place over the N waters today through Fri night. A cold front
will move S into the northern waters early Sat, then dissipate
over the central waters late Sat into Sat night. The ridge will
restrengthen behind the front Sat night, then persist into Mon
night.

$$

PZZ820-121030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-121030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-121030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-121030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

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

$$

PZZ830-121030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-121030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-121030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-121030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-121030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-121030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-121030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
251 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.

NWS PZ6 Office Offshore Forecast