Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 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.

PZZ899-281615-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge will build across the
far NW portions tonight, remain stationary through Tue while a
trough persists along the California coast. The ridge will weaken
and drift SE across the northern waters Tue night into Wed, then
dissipate Wed night. A low will form SW of the central waters Thu
before tracking NE into the area Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-281615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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PZZ920-281615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

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PZZ825-281615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ925-281615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-281615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-281615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-281615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-281615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-281615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-281615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-281615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
756 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.