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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 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.

PZZ899-111615-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will continue NW
of the waters through Mon night, then slowly retreat westward Tue
and Tue night. A low pressure trough near the California
coastline will persist into Fri night, before gradually weakening
Sat and Sat night. The trough will strengthen along the northern
California coast Sun, persist into Mon, then weaken Mon night
into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-111615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-111615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-111615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-111615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-111615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-111615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-111615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-111615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-111615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-111615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-111615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
829 PM PDT Thu Jul 10 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.