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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 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.

PZZ899-011630-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will persist
along the entire California coast tonight through Wed night, then
weaken Thu through Fri night. A ridge of high pressure will
persist just W of the regional waters tonight through Tue night,
then slowly advance E into the waters Wed through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-011630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-011630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-011630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 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 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-011630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-011630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. 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, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-011630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N 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 winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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 NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-011630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-011630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 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.

$$

PZZ840-011630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-011630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-011630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
826 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.