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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 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.

PZZ899-281015-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build
across the waters from the W and NW behind the cold front tonight,
then persist across the area Fri and Fri night. The ridge will
shift to the southern waters Sat and Sat night. A strengthening
area of low pressure will approach the northern waters Sat night,
move NE across the northern waters Sun, then move N of the area
late Sun into Sun night. A trailing cold front will move across
the northern and central waters Sun and Sun night. High pressure
will build into the region Mon into Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-281015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 13 to
18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ920-281015-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 19 to 24 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ825-281015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SE 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to
18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-281015-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
18 to 24 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SE 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S to SE 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ830-281015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W early, then,
becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ930-281015-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ835-281015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ935-281015-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ840-281015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ940-281015-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-281015-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
315 PM PDT Thu Mar 27 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to
8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.