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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 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.

PZZ899-091130-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will continue
moving slowly S through the central waters tonight through Thu
while gradually dissipating. Low pressure located offshore of the
central California coast, along with a trough extending SW from
the center, will drift SE tonight, then dissipate Thu near the
southern waters. Low pressure N of the waters will drift S near the
far northern waters Thu night and Fri, then dissipate near the
coast Fri night. A trough will build along the California coast
Sat into Sun as high pressure builds across the waters from the
W. The trough will weaken Sun night while low pressure and a cold
front approach the area from the N. The cold front will move
across the northern and central waters Mon through Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-091130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 8 to
14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-091130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ825-091130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-091130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-091130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-091130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-091130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-091130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-091130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt
early, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-091130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N 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.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-091130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
236 PM PDT Wed Oct 8 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.