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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 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.

PZZ899-112300-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak low pressure center over
the waters today will drift W of the waters tonight. Additionally
a trough along the California coast will persist today through
Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-112300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-112300-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-112300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-112300-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable early, then,
diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-112300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-112300-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-112300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-112300-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-112300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-112300-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-112300-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
233 AM PDT Mon Aug 11 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.