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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 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.

PZZ899-052345-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the waters through tonight while slowly weakening. A low
pressure trough will continue along the California coast through
tonight. A cold front will move into the NW portion tonight,
pass over the central waters Sun through Mon, then weaken as it
enters the southern waters Mon night. A ridge will rebuild into
the central waters behind the front on Mon and Mon night,
continue to strengthen Tue, then persist through Wed night.
Another cold front will move into the far NW portion Wed night.

$$

PZZ820-052345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-052345-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
Chance of rain. Areas of fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft.
.MON...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ825-052345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt early, then,
becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Chance of
rain with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-052345-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Chance of rain
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming S. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-052345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-052345-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt early, then,
becoming variable. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-052345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ935-052345-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-052345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-052345-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-052345-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
242 AM PDT Sat Apr 5 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 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 8 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.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.