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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 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.

PZZ899-150500-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered to the
W and NW of the waters will strengthen into early Wed, then
gradually weaken while shifting farther W through Fri night. A
low pressure trough along the northern California coast will
strengthen today and tonight, then gradually weaken through Fri
night.

$$

PZZ820-150500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-150500-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-150500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-150500-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-150500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-150500-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-150500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-150500-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-150500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-150500-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-150500-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
848 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.