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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 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.

PZZ899-061130-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough near the California
coast will persist tonight while a warm front across the inner
northern and central waters pushes E. Strong high pressure will
build in from the west tonight and then persist through Wed
night. A weak cold front or surface trough will move across the N
waters Wed night, the central waters late Thu, and then
dissipate Thu night. A low pressure trough will redevelop along
interior and coastal California Wed night, strengthen into Fri
night, then slowly weaken into Sun night. A trough will extend SW
from the central California coast late Sat through Sun night.
High pressure will prevail across the remainder of the region Wed
night through Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-061130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-061130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-061130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-061130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-061130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-061130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-061130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-061130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-061130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-061130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-061130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
230 PM PDT Tue Aug 5 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.