Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 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.

PZZ899-221630-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
ciast will weaken tonight into Sat as a cold front moves over 
northern waters. High pressure will persist over the central and
S California waters through Mon night while drifting E. Another 
cold front will approach the N and central waters Sun night and 
then begin to weaken Mon into Mon night. High pressure will shift
N over the northern California waters Tue into Wed, with coastal
trough expanding N. A cold front will approach the central and 
northern California waters Wed night. 

$$

PZZ820-221630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
16 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-221630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Areas
of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.WED...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-221630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance
of rain. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 8 to
13 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-221630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft. 
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.WED...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-221630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-221630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to
12 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-221630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-221630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 7 to
8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-221630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-221630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-221630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
746 PM PST Fri Feb 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.