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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 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.

PZZ899-160415-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast today through Mon night while strong high
pressure remains stationary W of the waters. A cold front will
reach the NW waters Mon and slowly move through the waters Mon
night and Tue before dissipating Tue night. High pressure will
build back into the northern waters behind the front Tue into Tue
night while a strong high remains anchored W of the area. High
pressure will continue to expand across the waters and a coastal
trough will form Wed into Thur night.

$$

PZZ820-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.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...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-160415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to 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 winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.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 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-160415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.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. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-160415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...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 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 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 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-160415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-160415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 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 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-160415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
823 AM PDT Sun Jun 15 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 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 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.