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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 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.

PZZ899-140430-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front approaching from
the N will move across the northern and central waters today into
tonight, then through the southern waters later tonight into Tue
night, followed by the parent low. High pressure will build back
across the region behind the front Tue through Wed. A trough will
develop along the coast Wed night and persist into Fri before
gradually weakening Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-140430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-140430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to
16 ft. Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to
17 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-140430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-140430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-140430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-140430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-140430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-140430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-140430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-140430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-140430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
833 AM PDT Mon Oct 13 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.