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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 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.

PZZ899-071030-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along the
California coast through tonight and weaken Tue into Wed. A cold
front will move S into the northern waters late Tue night, then
continue moving slowly S through the northern and central waters
Wed through Thu while gradually dissipating. Low pressure N of
the waters will drift S to near or just into the far northern
waters Fri, then move inland and dissipate Fri night. Then a
coastal trough will rebuild along the California coast Sat and
Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-071030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-071030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-071030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-071030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-071030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-071030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-071030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-071030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-071030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-071030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-071030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
231 PM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.