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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 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.

PZZ899-260930-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will gradually weaken tonight through Wed night while
shifting to the southern California coast. High pressure over the
northern waters will continue to expand into the northern and
central waters through Wed night. The trough along the California
coast will strengthen Thu into Thu night. A cold front will
approach from the NW Thu into Thu night before dissipating over
the S waters Fri into Fri night. High pressure will build in
behind the front Fri night, and continue into Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-260930-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-260930-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-260930-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ925-260930-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-260930-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-260930-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-260930-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ935-260930-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-260930-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ940-260930-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ945-260930-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
123 PM PST Tue Nov 25 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.