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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 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.

PZZ899-122215-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will shift S of
the area today and tonight as the cold front continues moving E
and SE across the waters. The cold front will continue to move SE
across the central and southern waters tonight through Thu. A
warm front will approach the northern and central waters Thu and
move across the region Thu night. A cold front will follow, and
move across the northern and central waters Thu night into Fri
night while weakening. Sat a warm front will approach the waters
and move NE across the NW portions, followed by a cold front that
will sweep across the northern and central waters Sun and Sun
night.

$$

PZZ820-122215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ920-122215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft.
.SAT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ825-122215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to
15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-122215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
Scattered showers.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance
of rain.
.FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.SAT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-122215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Chance of
rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 9 to
12 ft.

$$

PZZ930-122215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft. Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-122215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 9 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-122215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Chance of rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ840-122215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW early,
then, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-122215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-122215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
259 AM PDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

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.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.