FZPN26 KWBC 230944 OFFPZ6 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 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. PZZ899-232115- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak stationary front will persist across the far NW waters today. A weak wave of low pressure will ride NE along the front tonight, forcing the front S into the central waters Tue. The front will stall across the central waters Tue night and Wed. High pressure will build N of the waters Wed through Thu night, and extend a ridge S through the waters, while the front across the central waters slowly dissipates. A coastal trough will develop Wed, then persist through Fri night. Meanwhile, over the southern waters, high pressure will remain nearly stationary through Tue night, then become absorbed by the ridge building S through the northern and central waters Wed and Wed night. $$ PZZ820-232115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ920-232115- Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PZZ825-232115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ925-232115- Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PZZ830-232115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PZZ930-232115- Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PZZ835-232115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ935-232115- Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ840-232115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ940-232115- Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ PZZ945-232115- San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W- 144 AM PST Mon Feb 23 2026 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ .Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.