Offshore Waters Forecast (California)

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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 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.

PZZ899-261115-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move S over 
the central waters tonight, then weaken as it moves into the
southern waters Tue before dissipating Tue night. A high 
pressure ridge across the southern waters will weaken tonight as
the front approaches. Another cold front will move into the 
northern waters Tue night, central waters Wed and Wed night 
before dissipating across the southern region Thu. A trough will 
strengthen along the southern California coast Tue night, persist
Wed, then expand N along the coast Wed night. The trough will 
continue along the California coast Thu through Sat night. High 
pressure will build NW of the waters Fri into Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-261115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
12 to 15 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ920-261115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to
19 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 8 to
10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

$$

PZZ825-261115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Chance of rain. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 

$$

PZZ925-261115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. 
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ830-261115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ930-261115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

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

$$

PZZ835-261115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 11 ft. 
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. 
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 

$$

PZZ935-261115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

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

$$

PZZ840-261115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

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

$$

PZZ940-261115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

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

$$

PZZ945-261115-
San Clemente Island, CA to Guadalupe Island from 60 NM offshore
west to 120W-
240 PM PDT Mon Sep 25 2023

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft. 

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.