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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 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.

PZZ899-180430-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak area of low pressure
will persist over the central and S waters today, then dissipate
tonight. Strong high pressure NW of the area will slowly weaken
into Fri, as a coastal trough persists along central and N
California. A cold front will move across the N waters Fri night,
the central waters Sat into Sat night, and the S waters Sat night
into Sun. Strong high pressure will build in behind the front Sat
and Sat night, with a coastal trough redeveloping along central
and N California. The trough will persist through Mon night, as
the high to the W slowly weakens.

$$

PZZ820-180430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-180430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-180430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ925-180430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-180430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-180430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-180430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-180430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-180430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-180430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-180430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
722 AM PDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.