Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 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.

PZZ899-221615-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
coast will weaken tonight, then restrengthen Wed through Fri 
night. High pressure N of the waters will gradually move E and 
inland tonight, then drift back W across the waters Wed and Wed 
night, becoming absorbed by a stronger high well NW of the 
waters. The strong high center will extend a ridge S through the 
outer waters Thu night through Sat night. A weakening cold front 
will enter the northern waters late Thu night then quickly 
dissipate across the northern waters on Fri. The high will 
gradually weaken Sun and Sun night. 

$$

PZZ820-221615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-221615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-221615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-221615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-221615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-221615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-221615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-221615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

.TONIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-221615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-221615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-221615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
738 PM PST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.