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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 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.

PZZ899-111630-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the California coast tonight through Sat night,
then gradually shift offshore and dissipate Sun and Sun night.
High pressure just to the W of the central waters will persist
through this evening, then drift N to the W of the N and central
waters later tonight through Fri night. The high will slowly
weaken Sat and Sat night as a cold front moves into the N
portions, then rebuild E across the area Sun into Mon night as
the cold front dissipates. Another cold front will move into the
N portions Mon and Mon night, while a low pressure trough
develops along the central and southern coasts.

$$

PZZ820-111630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-111630-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-111630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-111630-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-111630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-111630-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-111630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-111630-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4
ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ840-111630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-111630-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ945-111630-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
739 PM PST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.