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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 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.

PZZ899-281030-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Weak high pressure will build E
into the central and southern waters tonight while a cold front
approaches from the NW later Thu. On Thu and Thu night the high
pressure over the central and S waters will become weaker as the
cold front moves SE over the N and central waters Thu night into
Fri. By Fri night into Sat high pressure will build in across
the N and central waters, then persist along and W and NW of the
area through Mon night while a trough develops along the N and
central coast.

$$

PZZ820-281030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-281030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-281030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-281030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-281030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-281030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N 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...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 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-281030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 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 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW 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.

$$

PZZ935-281030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-281030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 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 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 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.

$$

PZZ940-281030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-281030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
245 PM PDT Wed Aug 27 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 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, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.