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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 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.

PZZ899-231130-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A high pressure ridge will
persist W and NW of the N and central waters while a weak trough
persists along the coast through Tue. By late Tue into Tue night
weak low pressure forms over the central waters and then drifts
NE over this region Wed before dissipating Wed night. High
pressure will build in across the central and S waters from the W
Wed and Wed night. A cold front is expected to move E into the N
waters Wed night.


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PZZ820-231130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

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

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PZZ920-231130-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-231130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW 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 to NE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 5 to
8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ925-231130-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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PZZ830-231130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SE. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ930-231130-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-231130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 5 ft.

$$

PZZ935-231130-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N 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, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds less than 10 kt, becoming S to SW. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ840-231130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less early.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to
5 ft.

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PZZ940-231130-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
4 to 6 ft.

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PZZ945-231130-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
240 PM PDT Fri Aug 22 2025

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of
fog with vsby 1 nm or less.
.SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...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. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

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.Forecaster Rowland. Ocean Prediction Center.