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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

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.

PZZ899-302130-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge will remain stationary
across the far NW portion today into tonight while a trough
persists along the California coast. The ridge will weaken and
drift SE across the northern waters Wed, then dissipate Wed
night. A low will form SW of the area Wed, then track slowly N
through the central waters late Wed into Thu before dissipating
along the central California coast Thu. A cold front will move
into the area from the W Thu night. Low pressure will develop
along the front near or just N of the northern waters Fri, then
lift N away from the area Fri night through Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-302130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 30 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 20 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-302130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ825-302130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-302130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ830-302130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 11 to
14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-302130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt, then,
becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ835-302130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E, then, becoming 5 to
10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas
9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-302130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ840-302130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-302130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Rain.
.WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. Chance of rain.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-302130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
106 AM PST Tue Dec 30 2025

.TODAY...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.