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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 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.

PZZ899-031615-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure to the W of the
waters will remain nearly stationary tonight through Thu night
before rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure
trough over California will persist tonight into Sat night, then
slowly strengthen Sun and Sun night. A dissipating cold front
will move over the waters late tonight and Thu, before another
dissipating cold front moves into the far NW waters Sat night
into Sun. A high pressure ridge will build NW of the region Sun
into Mon night while a low pressure trough remains in place along
the coast.

$$

PZZ820-031615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-031615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-031615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-031615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-031615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-031615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-031615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-031615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-031615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-031615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-031615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
756 PM PDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.