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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 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.

PZZ899-191030-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will build in
across the waters tonight. A warm front will push E into the
central and N waters Wed followed by a cold front late Wed into
Wed night. The cold front will move inland across northern
California Wed night and push S across the central and S waters
late Wed night through Thu night. A low will develop along the S
California coast Thu night and then persist through Sat before
dissipating Sat night. High pressure will build across the area
Sun into Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-191030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-191030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-191030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-191030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Isolated showers.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-191030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 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. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ930-191030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
Isolated showers.
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-191030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ935-191030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 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 5 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ840-191030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE. Seas 6 to
11 ft. Isolated showers.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
10 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Isolated
showers.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to
11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ945-191030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
203 PM PST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 6 to
10 ft. Isolated showers.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to
20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Krekeler. Ocean Prediction Center.