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FZPN26 KWBC 130930
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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 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.

PZZ899-132330-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak cold front will
dissipate while moving E across the area today. High pressure
will build E towards the region today into Fri, then stall W of
the central waters Fri night through Sun night. A low pressure
trough will slowly strengthen along the coast today through Sat
night, then persist Sun and Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-132330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$

PZZ920-132330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

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

$$

PZZ825-132330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-132330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-132330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N early, then, becoming
N to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ930-132330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ835-132330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ935-132330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ840-132330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ940-132330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ945-132330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 AM PDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Kells. Ocean Prediction Center.