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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 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.

PZZ899-121200-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will continue NW
of the waters through Mon night, then slowly retreat southwestward
Tue into Wed night. A low pressure trough near the California
coastline will persist into tonight, 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.

$$

PZZ820-121200-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-121200-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-121200-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-121200-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-121200-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 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, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-121200-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-121200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-121200-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-121200-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-121200-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-121200-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
228 PM PDT Fri Jul 11 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 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 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.