Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 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.

PZZ899-131030-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will continue to
move SE across the southern waters tonight. High pressure will 
build in from the W behind the cold front and persist over the 
waters into Fri night. A coastal trough will develop Wed and 
strengthen into Thu then persist into Fri. A cold front will 
approach from the NW Fri night then dissipate across the northern
waters Sat. A trough will develop along the coast Wed and persist
into Sat night.


$$

PZZ820-131030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-131030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-131030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-131030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-131030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-131030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-131030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-131030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-131030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-131030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-131030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
307 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.