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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 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.

PZZ899-042230-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the waters through Sat night while slowly weakening. A low
pressure trough will continue along the California coast through
Sat night. A cold front will move acrosss the northern waters Sat
night and into the central waters Sun and Sun night. A second
cold front will move into the norhtern waters late Sun night and
move into the central waters Mon and Mon night. High pressure
will build over the region Tue before another cold front moves
into the northern waters Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-042230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-042230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
13 ft. Chance of rain and areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-042230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-042230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-042230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-042230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-042230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-042230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-042230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-042230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-042230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
304 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.