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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 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.

PZZ899-051645-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist
across the waters through Sat night while slowly weakening. A low
pressure trough will continue along the California coast through
Sat night. A cold front will move into the NW portion Sat night,
move into 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.

$$

PZZ820-051645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ920-051645-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-051645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...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 8 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 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 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-051645-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. Rain with vsby 1 nm
or less.
.SUN NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to
15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 8 to
10 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-051645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-051645-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-051645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-051645-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 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 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-051645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ940-051645-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-051645-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
824 PM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.