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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 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.

PZZ899-250945-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the waters tonight into Sun, before shifting W and
weakening Sun night. A weakening cold front will reach the
N waters Sun night, then dissipate Mon. High pressure will build
E toward the waters later Mon and Mon night, then persist Tue
through Thu night. Another cold front will move E through the N
waters Wed night into Thu with the high restrengthening over the
N portions Thu night. A low pressure trough will develop along
the coast Mon, then persist through Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-250945-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-250945-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-250945-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-250945-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-250945-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-250945-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-250945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-250945-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ840-250945-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-250945-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-250945-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
232 PM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.