Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 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.

PZZ899-061115-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure across the far NW
portion will diminish tonight. A ridge will rebuild NW of the 
region Sun into Mon night, then weaken Tue as a cold front 
approaches from the NW. The weakening front will move into the 
northern waters Tue night. High pressure will rebuild NW of the 
waters Wed into Wed night and persist through Thu night. A low 
pressure trough over California will continue into tonight, then
slowly strengthen Sun and Sun night. The trough will gradually 
weaken Mon through Tue before slowly strengthening Tue night into
Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-061115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-061115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-061115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-061115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Chance of rain. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-061115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-061115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-061115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-061115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-061115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-061115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

PZZ945-061115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
248 PM PDT Sat Jul 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.