Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 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.

PZZ899-032130-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A couple strong cold fronts 
will affect the central and northern waters over the next week. A
trough of low pressure will persist along the California coast 
through early Tue while high pressure remains over the central 
and S California waters. Low pressure will move NE across the 
northern waters this afternoon, then move inland along the 
Oregon coast tonight. A significant cold front will approach the
area late tonight into Tue before stalling and dissipating over 
the central waters Tue night. Another cold front will move E over
the N and central waters Wed into Wed night before dissipating 
over the S waters Thu night as high pressure builds in behind it.
The area of high pressure will remain just W of the waters on 
Fri and will start to dissipate on Fri night. A trough will 
develop along the California coast Thu night into Fri, then 
weaken Fri night. 

$$

PZZ820-032130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt,
then, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable 5 to
15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-032130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt. Seas
10 to 18 ft. Rain. Scattered tstms. 
.WED...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to
22 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 18 to 22 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 21 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-032130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
Chance of rain. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-032130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
Rain.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 15 to 20 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to
15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-032130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 10 to
11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
9 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
11 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-032130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-032130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to
10 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to
9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 16 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-032130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N to NW. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
13 to 16 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-032130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW, then,
becoming variable. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-032130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt,
then, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-032130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
133 AM PST Mon Nov 3 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W, then,
becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.