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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 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.

PZZ899-250345-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the waters today into Sun, before shifting W and weakening
Sun night. A weakening cold front will reach the northern waters
Sun night, then dissipate Mon. High pressure will build E toward
the waters later Mon and Mon night, then persist Tue through Wed
night. A low pressure trough will develop along the coast Mon,
then persist through Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-250345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-250345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of
rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-250345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-250345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-250345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-250345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-250345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-250345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-250345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-250345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-250345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
831 AM PDT Sat May 24 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Holley. Ocean Prediction Center.