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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 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.

PZZ899-180415-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast through Sat night while high pressure remains
anchored well W of the region. A weak cold front will move into
northern waters today, then dissipate across the central waters
tonight into Wed. Another cold front will move towards the area
Fri night, move into N and central waters Fri night into Sat,
then dissipate across the southern waters Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-180415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.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 to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-180415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...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 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...W 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...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-180415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-180415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.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
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-180415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.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 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 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 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-180415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW 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 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-180415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 25 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 10 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-180415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-180415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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.

$$

PZZ940-180415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...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 15 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 14 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 14 ft.

$$

PZZ945-180415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
723 AM PDT Tue Jun 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 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 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.