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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 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.

PZZ899-222215-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weak trough will persist over
the central waters today through tonight and dissipate Wed.
Additionally high pressure will begin building in from the W
today and then persist to the W of the waters through Sat night.
Additionally a weak coast trough will form along the CA coast
later today and persist through Sat night. Also a very weak low
is expected to move E into the central waters Thu or Thu night
and dissipate Fri.

$$

PZZ820-222215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-222215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt early, then,
becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ825-222215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less early in the
morning.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-222215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ830-222215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-222215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ835-222215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-222215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds less than 5 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ840-222215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-222215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

$$

PZZ945-222215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
234 AM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early,
then, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.