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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 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.

PZZ899-201015-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move E across
the waters tonight. The cold front will move inland across
northern California later tonight and push S across the central
and S waters Thu through Thu night. A low will develop along the
S California coast Thu night and then persist through Sat before
dissipating Sat night. High pressure will build across the area
Sun into Sun night. A cold front will move into the northern
waters Sun night and into the central waters Mon and Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-201015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt, then,
becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-201015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-201015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to
35 kt, then, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance
of rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-201015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming N to NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-201015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt, then, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-201015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 25 to 35 kt,
then, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-201015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-201015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt,
then, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-201015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-201015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt, then,
becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-201015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
208 PM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.