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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 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.

PZZ899-062215-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A trough will persist along
the California coast N of Point Conception today through Mon
night, then weaken Tue into Wed. A cold front will move S into
the northern waters late Tue night, then continue moving slowly S
through the northern and central waters Wed through Thu while
gradually dissipating. Low pressure N of the waters will drift S
to near or just into the far northern waters Fri, then move
inland and dissipate Fri night.

$$

PZZ820-062215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to
20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ920-062215-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

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

$$

PZZ825-062215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to SW. Seas 7 to
8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ925-062215-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

$$

PZZ830-062215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to SW.
Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ930-062215-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.

$$

PZZ835-062215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming variable 5 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-062215-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.FRI...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ840-062215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt early, then, becoming W to NW. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-062215-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

PZZ945-062215-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
226 AM PDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Poche. Ocean Prediction Center.