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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 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.

PZZ899-090315-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough will
persist along the coast today through Thu. A cold front will
move SE through the north and central waters Fri and Fri night
then through the southern waters Sat. High pressure will build W
of the northern waters Sat then remain anchored into Sun night. A
trough along the CA coast will develop behind the cold front Sun
and persist into Sun night. The USCG transmitter at Point Reyes
California is experiencing technical difficulties. Technicians
are aware of the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience.

$$

PZZ820-090315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-090315-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-090315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-090315-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-090315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-090315-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-090315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ935-090315-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-090315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-090315-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-090315-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
628 AM PST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Futterman. Ocean Prediction Center.