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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 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.

PZZ899-202230-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along
the California coast will restrengthen today. A high pressure
ridge W of the waters today and tonight will move E into the
outer northern waters on Wed. A weakening area of low pressure
and associated decaying cold front will move E into the outer
northern waters Wed night into Thu before dissipating late Thu.
High pressure will rebuild well W of the area Fri, then slowly
drift E Fri night through Sat night. The center of the high will
remain W of the waters while the coastal trough restrengthens.

$$

PZZ820-202230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-202230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-202230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-202230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-202230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-202230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-202230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-202230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-202230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-202230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-202230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
137 AM PDT Tue May 20 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Connelly. Ocean Prediction Center.