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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
ISSUED BY NWS Honolulu HI
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 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.

PZZ899-090315-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the central and S California coast today through
Tue night, then redevelop along the N and central coast Wed
through Fri night. High pressure just to the W of the central
waters will persist through Wed night then drift N to the W of
the N and central waters later Wed night through Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-090315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-090315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-090315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-090315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-090315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-090315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-090315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-090315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-090315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-090315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-090315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
742 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Collins. Ocean Prediction Center.