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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 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.

PZZ899-191030-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...Low pressure over the southern
waters will slide E along a stalled boundary today and dissipate
tonight. High pressure will build over the waters Tue then
persist into Fri night. A coastal trough will develop Thu and
persist into Sat night.

$$

PZZ820-191030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ920-191030-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...W to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N to NW.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-191030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-191030-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-191030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-191030-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 4 to
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-191030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt early,
then, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-191030-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-191030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-191030-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-191030-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
239 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Hyde. Ocean Prediction Center.