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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 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.

PZZ899-150600-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure will persist W
and NW of the N and central waters today and tonight, then become
centered further S to the W of the central and S waters Thu night
and Fri. A cold front will approach from the NW Fri night then
move S over the N and central waters Fri night and Sat and
dissipate. A coastal trough along the coast will persist through
early Fri night and then weaken and disspate by early Sat, then
redevelop along the entire coast later Sat through Sun night.


$$

PZZ820-150600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.

$$

PZZ920-150600-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-150600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ925-150600-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ830-150600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft.

$$

PZZ930-150600-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ835-150600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ935-150600-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ840-150600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ940-150600-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ945-150600-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
834 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.