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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 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 low pressure trough along the
California coast will dissipate later today. High pressure will
build across the NW waters today into Thu before weakening Thu
night. A trough will develop along the coast tonight 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

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 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 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.

Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 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 to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.

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

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.