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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 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.

PZZ899-251615-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist W and NW of the N and central waters while a weak trough
continues along the California coast through Tue night. High
pressure will build E into the central and southern waters Wed
and Wed night while a cold front approaches from the NW Wed and
and then moves over the N waters Wed night. On Thu and Thu night
the high pressure will remain over the central and S waters while
weakening as the cold front moves SE over the central waters. By
Fri and Fri night high pressure will move in across the N and
central waters while a weak trough develops along the coast.

$$

PZZ820-251615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ920-251615-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ825-251615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ925-251615-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ830-251615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ930-251615-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ835-251615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Chance of rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ935-251615-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ840-251615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ940-251615-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ945-251615-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
839 PM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Folmer. Ocean Prediction Center.