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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
836 AM 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.

PZZ899-100530-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will continue
moving slowly S into the southern waters today while gradually
dissipating. Low pressure located offshore of the central
California coast, along with a trough extending SW from the
center, will drift SE and dissipate early today. 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.

$$

PZZ820-100530-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ920-100530-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 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 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ825-100530-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-100530-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Scattered tstms.
.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.
.FRI NIGHT...W to 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 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 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ830-100530-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-100530-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-100530-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-100530-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-100530-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 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...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-100530-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW 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 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-100530-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
836 AM PDT Thu Oct 9 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.