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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 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.

PZZ899-190430-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...High pressure W of the waters
will gradually weaken through tonight as a cold front approaches
the N waters from the NW. The cold front will move across the N
waters Sat, then dissipate across the central waters Sat night.
High pressure centered NW of the area will extend a ridge SE
across the region Sat night through Sun night, then gradually
weaken through Tue night. A coastal trough will persist across
northern and central CA coast through tonight, strengthen Sat
and Sat night, then persist through Tue night.

$$

PZZ820-190430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ920-190430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ825-190430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ925-190430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ830-190430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft.

$$

PZZ930-190430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

$$

PZZ835-190430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-190430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-190430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ940-190430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

$$

PZZ945-190430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
843 AM PDT Fri Apr 18 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Huffman. Ocean Prediction Center.