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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 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.

PZZ899-172230-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak low pressure trough
along the N and Central California coast will persist today through
Sat. A cold front will move in across the N waters Sat night
through Sun, then dissipate across the central waters late Sun.
Thereafter a trough will rebuild along the northern and central
California coastal waters Sun night into Mon and persist through
Mon night then weaken Tue into Tue night.

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PZZ820-172230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to
9 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-172230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 12 to
19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.

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PZZ825-172230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-172230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-172230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-172230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-172230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-172230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

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PZZ840-172230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

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PZZ940-172230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-172230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
250 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.