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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 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.

PZZ899-032230-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build into
the area from the W and NW today, then persist through Sat night
while slowly drifting E and weakening. A low pressure trough
currently along the California coast will persist through Fri,
and then weaken Fri night through Sat night. A weakening cold
front will approach the N and central waters early Sat, move
slowly E and SE across the N waters late Sat and Sat night, then
move across the central waters Sun into Sun night before
dissipating. A warm front will lift NE and move away from the N
waters Mon into Mon night as high pressure builds to the W of the
S waters and a low pressure trough begins to strengthen near the
southern California coast. Another cold front will approach the
NW portion of the waters late Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-032230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-032230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ825-032230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-032230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ830-032230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-032230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-032230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ935-032230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-032230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ940-032230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-032230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
238 AM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.