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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 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.

PZZ899-241615-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low will move into central
waters tonight then move up the northern California coast through
Wed morning. The associated cold front will move S-SE through the
central and southern waters through Wed night. Another stronger
low will enter the northern waters Wed night with enhanced winds
and seas into Thu. A strong cold front will move across the
central and S waters Thu into Thu night. The low will begin to
weaken and move E towards the central California coast Fri into
Sat as high pressure begins to build in from the W. The low will
dissipate inland Sat night and high pressure will remain just to
the W and N of the waters as an inland trough begins to form Sat
and continue into Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-241615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft. Chance of rain.
Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 21 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-241615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 16 to
21 ft, building to 16 to 28 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-241615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 35 to 45 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
18 ft. Scattered showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S 30 to 40 kt. Seas
11 to 17 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
15 to 18 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 18 to
24 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-241615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 19 ft,
building to 19 to 27 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-241615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 35 to 45 kt. Seas
12 to 20 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less. Scattered
showers.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 20 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-241615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Rain.
Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Scattered
showers. Scattered tstms.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft.
.FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 18 to
25 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ835-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming S. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-241615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.WED...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
15 ft. Scattered tstms.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.THU...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-241615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-241615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain.
.WED...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SW 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-241615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
757 PM PST Tue Dec 23 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Scattered tstms
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Rain.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.