Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 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.

PZZ899-210415-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist to
the W and NW of the N and central waters through Sat night. A
coastal trough will develop along the entire coast Thu and
persist through Sat night before shifting over the N and central
coast Sun and Sun night.  

$$

PZZ820-210415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-210415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-210415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

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PZZ925-210415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 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. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-210415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-210415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ835-210415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-210415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ840-210415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ940-210415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-210415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
856 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.