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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 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.

PZZ899-051045-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build NW of
the waters tonight before shifting farther N. A trough will
persist along the California coast through Sun, then shift N
along the coast Sun night into Mon night. The trough will weaken
Tue into Wed, then reform along the northern California coast
Wed night into Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-051045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-051045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-051045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. 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 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-051045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-051045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-051045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-051045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-051045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ840-051045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-051045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-051045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
243 PM PDT Sat Oct 4 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.