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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 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.

PZZ899-171145-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered to the W
and NW of the waters today will gradually weaken while shifting
farther W through Fri night. A low pressure trough along the
northern California coast will gradually weaken through Fri. The
center of high pressure will then drift farther W and NW of the
area while extending a ridge E and SE across the N and central
waters Fri night through Sun night. The coastal trough will
reestablish along the N and central areas by later Sat and Sat
night and persist through Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-171145-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-171145-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-171145-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt early,
then, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-171145-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ830-171145-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-171145-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ835-171145-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-171145-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N 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 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ840-171145-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-171145-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to 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 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-171145-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
229 PM PDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 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 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.