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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 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.

PZZ899-212215-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A coastal trough will persist
today through Mon night. High pressure will continue to build
west of the waters today then persist into Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-212215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-212215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-212215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-212215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-212215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-212215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-212215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-212215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-212215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-212215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-212215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
254 AM PDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.