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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 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.

PZZ899-040415-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure to the W of the
waters will remain nearly stationary through tonight before
rebuilding E over the waters Fri into Sat. A low pressure trough
over California will persist today into Sat night, then slowly
strengthen Sun and Sun night. A dissipating cold front will move
into the northern waters this morning. Another dissipating cold
front moves into the far NW waters Sat night into Sun. A high
pressure ridge will build NW of the region Sun into Mon night
while a low pressure trough remains in place along the coast.

$$

PZZ820-040415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ920-040415-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ825-040415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-040415-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ830-040415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ930-040415-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-040415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-040415-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-040415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-040415-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 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 8 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-040415-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
838 AM PDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Shaw. Ocean Prediction Center.