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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 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.

PZZ899-081215-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak coastal trough will
persist today into Tue, while high pressure builds NW of the
waters through Thu. Long period swell associated with Tropical
Storm Marie may build into the S waters today into Wed. High
pressure will expand farther into the waters Thu into Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-081215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

$$

PZZ920-081215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-081215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 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.

$$

PZZ925-081215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-081215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

$$

PZZ930-081215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-081215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

$$

PZZ935-081215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early,
then, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-081215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

$$

PZZ940-081215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-081215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.