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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 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.

PZZ899-071030-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A ridge will rebuild NW of the
region through Mon night, then weaken Tue as a cold front
approaches from the NW. The weakening front will move into the
northern waters Tue night. High pressure will rebuild NW of the
waters Wed into Wed night and persist through Fri night. A low
pressure trough over California will persist through tonight,
then gradually weaken Mon through Tue before slowly
strengthening Tue night into Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-071030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-071030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-071030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-071030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-071030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-071030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-071030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-071030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-071030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-071030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-071030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 PM PDT Sun Jul 6 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.