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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 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-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough near the California
coast will persist tonight through Tue night. A high pressure
center W of the waters will persist through Tue night while
slowly drifting S and dissipating before a stronger high pressure
center builds in from the west Wed into Wed night. Also a weak
trough or cold front will move into the northern waters Sun and
Sun night before dissipating Mon night.

$$

PZZ820-021615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-021615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-021615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ925-021615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-021615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-021615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-021615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-021615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-021615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 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 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-021615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-021615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 PM PDT Fri Aug 1 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.