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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 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.

PZZ899-082315-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Weak low pressure will move E
over the northern waters today and move towards the coast late
this afternoon and inland tonight. A cold front extending S from
the low will move SE through the central and northern waters
today into tonight before moving across the southern waters late
tonight into Tue. A weakening high pressure area will build to
the W of the N and central outer waters Tue into Wed then persist
into Fri night. A ridge extending NE from the high will slowly
move SE into the outer northern and central waters Thu night
through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-082315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and slight chance of tstms. Areas of fog early. Vsby 1 NM or
less early.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-082315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S to SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE early, then,
becoming N to NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or
less early. Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-082315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of
showers.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-082315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Slight chance of tstms early in the morning. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-082315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-082315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-082315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 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. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-082315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-082315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt early,
then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-082315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-082315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
248 AM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.