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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 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.

PZZ899-011630-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A pair of surface lows are
across the central waters tonight and will move N through 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 Sun night. Another low will move over or just N of the
waters Sun and Sun night, then meander over N portions through
Mon night and extending broad surface troughing across the
central waters.

$$

PZZ820-011630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...SE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SAT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-011630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-011630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-011630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Chance
of rain.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-011630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-011630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-011630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-011630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 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. 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...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-011630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-011630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-011630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
742 PM PST Wed Dec 31 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.