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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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.

PZZ899-050345-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will shift to
the N and central California coast today through Fri night. High
pressure will build across the N and central areas tonight. A
cold front will move into the northern waters today and become
stationary tonight, before dissipating later tonight. High
pressure will build W of the waters Wed and persist into Fri
night.

$$

PZZ820-050345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ920-050345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ825-050345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ925-050345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-050345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-050345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ835-050345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-050345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-050345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ940-050345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-050345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
843 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024

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

$$

.Forecaster Achorn. Ocean Prediction Center.