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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 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.

PZZ899-211615-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will push S across
the S waters tonight. A low will develop along the S California
coast tonight and persist through Sat before dissipating Sat
night. High pressure will build across the area Sun into Sun
night. A cold front will move into the northern waters Sun night,
then move into the central waters Mon and Mon night. High
pressure will build N of the area Tue and slide S into Tue night
while a trough develops along the central and southern CA coast.

$$

PZZ820-211615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ920-211615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
12 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-211615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Isolated
showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt. Seas
9 to 10 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-211615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to
14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ830-211615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ930-211615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ835-211615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-211615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
Scattered showers.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-211615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Slight
chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
13 ft. Isolated showers.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-211615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-211615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
729 PM PST Thu Nov 20 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
Slight chance of rain.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.