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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 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.

PZZ899-210315-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will push S across
the central and S waters today and tonight. A low will develop
along the S California coast tonight and 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, then move into the central waters Mon and Mon
night.

$$

PZZ820-210315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-210315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 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 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-210315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 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 to NW winds 10 to 20 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, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-210315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-210315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-210315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
Isolated showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 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, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-210315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 15 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-210315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 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 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-210315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to
6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-210315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-210315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
746 AM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.