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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
826 AM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered to the W
and NW of the waters today will gradually weaken while shifting
farther W through Fri night. A low pressure trough along the
northern California coast will gradually weaken through Fri. The
center of high pressure will then drift farther W and NW of the
area while extending a ridge E and SE across the N and central
waters Fri night through Sun night. The coastal trough will
reestablish along the N and central areas by later Sat and Sat
night and persist through Sun night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

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

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

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

Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to
Guadalupe Island

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

.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.