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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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.

PZZ899-030330-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist over the waters today through Fri, then weaken Fri night
into Sat. A coastal low pressure trough along the California
coast will weaken tonight into Fri. A cold front will move SE
across the waters Fri through Sat night, moving S of the waters
Sun. Another cold front will move SE across the area Sun night
through Mon night. High pressure will build in from the W and NW
later Sun through Mon night as a coastal trough develops along
the central and southern coast. Please be advised that the USCG
remote communications facility at Cambria is experiencing
technical difficulties. Technicians are aware of the problem. We
apologize for any inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-030330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-030330-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-030330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-030330-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ830-030330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ930-030330-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-030330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ935-030330-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ840-030330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-030330-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

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

$$

PZZ945-030330-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
823 AM PDT Thu May 2 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.