Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

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.

PZZ899-290400-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge over the
central and S waters today, will shift S of the area later today
and tonight. A cold front over the central waters will move SE 
into the southern waters today while weakening, then dissipate 
across the S waters tonight and early Fri. Low pressure will 
approach the N waters tonight, then move slowly S and SE across 
the area Fri through Sun night while pulling a cold front over 
the region Fri through Sun morning. The associated low will then 
dissipate near the southern California coast Mon. High pressure 
will slowly build E toward the region Sat through Mon night. 

$$

PZZ820-290400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-290400-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-290400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
15 ft. Chance of rain. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft. Showers.
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-290400-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 12 to 21 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 22 ft. Showers.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 18 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-290400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-290400-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to
21 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 14 to
22 ft. Showers.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-290400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-290400-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 14 to
19 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
12 to 15 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-290400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
Showers.
.SAT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-290400-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-290400-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
849 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of rain. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.