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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 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.

PZZ899-171015-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast tonight through Sat. High pressure anchored well
W of the region will remain in place tonight through Sat. A weak
cold front will move into N portions of the waters Tue, then
dissipate across the central waters Tue night into Wed. Another
cold front will move towards the area Fri night and into N and
central portions of the regional waters Fri night into Sat.


$$

PZZ820-171015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-171015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-171015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-171015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-171015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-171015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-171015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-171015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-171015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-171015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-171015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
123 PM PDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.