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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 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.

PZZ899-010345-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure just W of the area
will move SE across the southern waters today, then move inland
tonight. High pressure will build in from the W tonight and Sat.
Another low will track SE across the N and central waters Sat and
Sat night then move inland Sun and Sun night. High pressure will
build in from the W and NW Sun night through Tue. Another low
will approach the waters from the W Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-010345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE. Seas 5 to
6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-010345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-010345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance
of rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-010345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable
5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-010345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-010345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-010345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-010345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-010345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

.TODAY...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-010345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-010345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
748 AM PST Fri Feb 28 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.