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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 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.

PZZ899-131045-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure centered to the W
of the N California waters tonight will shift further N early
Sun through Wed night while strengthening through Wed night. A
low pressure trough near the California coastline will gradually
weaken tonight, then strengthen along the northern California
coast Sun through early Tue, then weaken Tue through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-131045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-131045-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-131045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-131045-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ830-131045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-131045-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-131045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-131045-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-131045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-131045-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-131045-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
229 PM PDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.