Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 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.

PZZ899-231030-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Broad high pressure will
persist W of the waters through Fri night, drifting slightly 
farther W Mon into Mon night. A low pressure trough will persist
inland over California through Fri night. A dissipating cold 
front will move S into the northern waters Wed night. 

$$

PZZ820-231030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT and THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-231030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-231030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-231030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI and FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-231030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-231030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-231030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI and FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-231030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-231030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT and THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT and FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-231030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-231030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
253 PM PDT Sun Jun 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT and WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU through FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.