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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 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.

PZZ899-180600-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough along the California
coast will persist today through Mon night, weaken Tue and Tue
night, then restrengthen Wed and Wed night and persist through
Thu night. A cold front will drift S over the waters early today, stall
by tonight, then dissipate Mon. High pressure will build from
the NW today behind the front and expand SE through Mon night.
The high will then persist across the waters through Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-180600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-180600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-180600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-180600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-180600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-180600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-180600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-180600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-180600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-180600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-180600-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
828 AM PDT Sun Aug 17 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.