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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 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.

PZZ899-111030-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure N of the waters
will dissipate near the coast tonight. 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
through Wed. A trough will develop along the coast Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-111030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and tstms.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 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 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-111030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 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 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-111030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-111030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 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. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-111030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-111030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-111030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 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 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-111030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW early, then,
becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 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 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-111030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-111030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 20 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-111030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
254 PM PDT Fri Oct 10 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.