Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 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.

PZZ899-312300-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front across the 
central waters will move into the southern waters today, then 
pass S of the area tonight. A low pressure area will move E 
today just N of the waters and inland near the Oregon coast late 
tonight into early Tue. High pressure will gradually build into 
the area from the W and NW tonight and persist through Fri 
night. A low pressure trough will develop along the California 
coast Tue night into Wed, then persist through Fri night. 

$$

PZZ820-312300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
18 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-312300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt. Seas
11 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.TUE...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-312300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-312300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-312300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-312300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-312300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-312300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-312300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-312300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the
morning. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-312300-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
252 AM PDT Mon Mar 31 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.