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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 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.

PZZ899-160430-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ820-160430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-160430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 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, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-160430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N 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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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.

$$

PZZ925-160430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-160430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 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.

$$

PZZ930-160430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW 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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-160430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. 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 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-160430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-160430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...W winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-160430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to 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 5 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.

$$

PZZ945-160430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
858 AM PDT Tue Jul 15 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 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 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.