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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 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.

PZZ899-200430-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist near the coast through Tue, weaken Tue night, then
restrengthen Wed through Thu night. High pressure W of the area
will gradually shift N today through Wed night while maintaining
a ridge just W of the waters. The high center and ridge will
drift W of the waters Thu and Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-200430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-200430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-200430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-200430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...E to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-200430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-200430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-200430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-200430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-200430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ940-200430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ945-200430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
721 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...E to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.