Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 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.

PZZ899-022245-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A strong high pressure area
will remain centered just to the W and NW of the region today
through Wed, then they will slowly weaken Wed night into Thu 
night. The high pressure area will shift N and become centered NW
of the area Fri and Fri night. A coastal low pressure trough 
will persist today through Tue night, slowly weaken Wed into Thu
night, and then persist along the northern California coast Fri 
and Fri night. 

$$

PZZ820-022245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 24 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-022245-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 23 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-022245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 24 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 20 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 19 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-022245-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to
20 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
18 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-022245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt early,
then, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-022245-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-022245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 16 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas
9 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
9 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-022245-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt
early, then, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-022245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-022245-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-022245-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
226 AM PDT Mon Jun 2 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.