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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 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.

PZZ899-160430-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A low pressure trough along the
California coast will dissipate later today. High pressure will
build across the NW waters today into Thu before weakening Thu
night. A trough will develop along the coast tonight and persist
into Fri before gradually weakening Fri night into Sat. A cold
front will move SE across the northern waters Sat night through
Sun. Another high will build overhead later Sun into Sun night.

$$

PZZ820-160430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with
vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
10 to 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to
10 to 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft.

$$

PZZ920-160430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-160430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of fog
with vsby 1 nm or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft.

$$

PZZ925-160430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to
11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft.

$$

PZZ830-160430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to
8 to 14 ft.

$$

PZZ930-160430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ835-160430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ935-160430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ840-160430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

$$

PZZ940-160430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-160430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
902 AM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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

$$

.Forecaster Byrd. Ocean Prediction Center.