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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 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.

PZZ899-020415-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ820-020415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-020415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-020415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-020415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-020415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-020415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 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 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, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-020415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-020415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-020415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-020415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-020415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
728 AM PDT Mon Sep 1 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 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 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.

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.