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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 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.

PZZ899-101215-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure N of the waters
will drift S near the far northern waters tonight and Fri, then
dissipate near the coast Fri night. A trough will build along the
California coast Sat into Sun as high pressure builds across the
waters from the W. The trough will weaken Sun night while low
pressure and a cold front approach the area from the N. The cold
front will move across the northern and central waters Mon
through Mon night, then through the southern waters later Mon
night through Tue night, followed by the parent low. High
pressure will build back across the region behind the front Tue
and Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-101215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-101215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ825-101215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW
early, then, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ925-101215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-101215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-101215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW early,
then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-101215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-101215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-101215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-101215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 15 to
25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ945-101215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
301 PM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.