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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 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.

PZZ899-291030-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will remain W of
the central and southern waters tonight while a cold front
approaches from the NW tonight. The high pressure over the
central and S waters will become weaker Fri as the cold front
moves SE over the N and central waters Fri night into Sat before
dissipating late Sat night. High pressure will build in across
the N and central waters behind the front, then persist along and
W and NW of the area through Tue night while a trough develops
along the N and central coast Mon night into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-291030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW
early, then, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-291030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW
early, then, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-291030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-291030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-291030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-291030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-291030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-291030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW early,
then, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-291030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-291030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-291030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
259 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.