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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 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.

PZZ899-122230-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will build along the
California coast into today as high pressure builds across the
waters from the W. The trough will weaken tonight while low
pressure and a cold front approach the area from the N. The cold
front will move across the northern and central waters Mon
through Mon night, then through the southern waters later Mon
night through Tue night, followed by the parent low. High
pressure will build back across the region behind the front Tue
through Wed. A trough will develop along the coast Wed night and
persist into Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-122230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered
showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ920-122230-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to
16 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 13 to 17 ft. Scattered showers.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ825-122230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas
9 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers and tstms.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ925-122230-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers and scattered tstms.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-122230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
Scattered showers. Scattered tstms.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ930-122230-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ835-122230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered
showers.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ935-122230-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
Scattered showers.
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
9 to 13 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ840-122230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-122230-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ945-122230-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
250 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Ehrbar. Ocean Prediction Center.