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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 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.

PZZ899-252115-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough currently located along
the California coast will gradually weaken today through Wed
night while shifting to the southern California coast. High
pressure will build into the northern waters today, then
continue to expand into the northern and central waters through
Wed night. The trough along the California coast will strengthen
Thu into Thu night. A cold front will approach from the NW Thu
into Thu night before dissipating over the S waters Fri into Fri
night. High pressure will build in behind the front Fri night,
and continue into Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-252115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable, then, becoming S
to SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-252115-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-252115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-252115-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-252115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt, then,
becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-252115-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-252115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-252115-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-252115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-252115-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-252115-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
129 AM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.