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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 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.

PZZ899-022215-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure to the W of the
waters will remain nearly stationary today through Thu night
before rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure
trough will shift inland over California today. The trough will
then continue tonight into Sat night, then slowly strengthen Sun
and Sun night. A dissipating cold front will move over the
waters late tonight and Thu, before another dissipating cold
front moves into the far NW waters Sat night into Sun. A high
pressure ridge will build NW of the region Sun and Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-022215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-022215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-022215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-022215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-022215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-022215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-022215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-022215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-022215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-022215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-022215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
242 AM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.