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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 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.

PZZ899-032230-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist just
inland from the California coast today through Thu, then weaken
Thu night through Fri night. A ridge of high pressure will
persist W of the offshore waters today, advance E tonight into
Thu, then persist over the N and Central waters Thu night through
Sat night. An area of low pressure and associated cold front
will approach the outer waters Sat and move E into the N and
central waters Sun into Sun night.


$$

PZZ820-032230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-032230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-032230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-032230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early, then,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ830-032230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-032230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ835-032230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-032230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ840-032230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-032230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-032230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
306 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.