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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 PM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

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.

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will continue to
move through the southern waters tonight. Low pressure along the
central California coast will weaken along the southern coast
tonight. High pressure will build across the NW portion Wed into
Thu before weakening Thu night. A trough will develop along the
coast Wed night and persist into Fri before gradually weakening
Fri night into Sat. A cold front will move SE across the northern
waters Sat night through Sun. Another high will build overhead
later Sun into Sun night.

Point St. George to Point Arena

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to
Guadalupe Island

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.