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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 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.

PZZ899-021615-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough of low pressure will
persist along the California coast through early Tue while high
pressure remains over the central and S California waters. A
cold front over the northern waters will stall across the central
waters tonight, then return northward as a warm front later Sun
and Sun night. Low pressure will move NE across the northern
waters Mon, then move N and inland along the Oregon coast Mon
night. A significant cold front will approach the area later Tue,
then move E and SE across the N and central areas Tue night,
then across the S waters Wed into Wed night. On Thu and Thu night
another cold front will approach the N and central waters. High
pressure will build back to the W of the central and S waters Thu
and Thu night with a coastal trough developing along the central
and S areas.

$$

PZZ820-021615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
12 to 18 ft.

$$

PZZ920-021615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.
.WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to
22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 21 ft.

$$

PZZ825-021615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 12 ft.
.MON...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
12 to 17 ft.
.THU...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ925-021615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt. Seas
14 to 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 15 to 19 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ830-021615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-021615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt.
Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft.
.THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 13 to
15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ835-021615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ935-021615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-021615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 6 to
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ940-021615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-021615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
700 PM PDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Anderson. Ocean Prediction Center.