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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 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.

PZZ899-041630-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist just
inland from the California coast tonight through Thu, then weaken
Thu night through Fri night. A ridge of high pressure just W of
the offshore waters will advance E tonight into Thu, then persist
over the N and Central waters Thu night through Sat night. An
area of low pressure and associated cold front will approach the
outer waters Sat and move E into the N and central waters Sun
into Sun night. The cold front will move SE across the area Mon
while weakening. Another cold front or low pressure trough will
approach the far NW portions later Mon into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-041630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-041630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-041630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-041630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-041630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-041630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-041630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-041630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-041630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-041630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-041630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
832 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.