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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 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.

PZZ899-070000-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will move across
the central waters today through Mon, then weaken as it enters
the southern waters Mon night. Low pressure will quickly move
across the northern portions tonight and Mon while pulling a
cold front across the northern and central waters. A ridge will
rebuild into the central waters behind the fronts Mon and Mon
night, strengthen Tue, persist through Wed night, then finally
shift S Thu and Thu night. Another cold front will move into the
far NW waters Thu, then slowly move SW into the central waters
through Thu night. A coastal trough will build over the waters
Mon, and persist through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-070000-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-070000-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-070000-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft. Chance of rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-070000-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-070000-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-070000-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-070000-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-070000-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-070000-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-070000-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-070000-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
228 AM PDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.