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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 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.

PZZ899-200315-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will settle
across the southern waters today. A warm front will push E into
the central and N waters today followed by a cold front this
afternoon into tonight. The cold front will move inland across
northern California later tonight and push S across the central
and S waters Thu through Thu night. A low will develop along the
S California coast Thu night and then persist through Sat before
dissipating Sat night. High pressure will build across the area
Sun into Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-200315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-200315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 10 to
11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-200315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-200315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-200315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-200315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-200315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Slight chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-200315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-200315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-200315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ945-200315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
759 AM PST Wed Nov 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.