Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 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-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Strong high pressure will
remain anchored west of the area into Wed night while a coastal
trough persists. The high will weaken and slide W area as a cold
front approaches from the NW on Thu. The cold front will move 
across the northern waters Thu night and through the central and 
southern waters Fri into Fri night. The front will move S of the 
area Sat and high pressure will build to the west into Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-221630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to
10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-221630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT and WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-221630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-221630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-221630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-221630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-221630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-221630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-221630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-221630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-221630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
836 PM PDT Mon Apr 21 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.