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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 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.

PZZ899-081030-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A front will track SE over the
waters tonight before dissipating. Then a ridge will build into
the central waters behind the front today and tonight, strengthen
Tue, persist through Wed night, then finally shift S Thu and Thu
night. Another cold front will move into the NW waters Thu, then
slowly move SE into the central waters through Thu night, and
finally move across the southern waters Fri and Fri night. A
coastal trough will persist through Thu night. The trough will
begin strengthening Fri and Fri night and persist through Sat
night.


$$

PZZ820-081030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-081030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to
13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-081030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-081030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-081030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-081030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-081030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt
early, then, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ935-081030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ840-081030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-081030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, becoming N. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-081030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
247 PM PDT Mon Apr 7 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.