Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

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.

PZZ899-062345-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W and NW of the
area will drift SW and weaken today through Wed night. A low 
pressure trough along the central and northern California coast 
will weaken today through Wed night. A weak ridge of high 
pressure will slowly move E across the waters Wed night through 
Thu night. A weak cold front will enter the northern waters from 
the W Fri, and slowly move SE through the central and S waters 
Fri and Fri night. High pressure will build over the N and 
central waters Sat and Sat night from the W and NW. 

$$

PZZ820-062345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 
ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E to SE.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-062345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 
ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-062345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-062345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

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

$$

PZZ830-062345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-062345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-062345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-062345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then,
becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-062345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-062345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

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

$$

PZZ945-062345-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
244 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.