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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 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.
PZZ899-180415-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A TROUGH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE S ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS MORNING, BRIEFLY STALL
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS, THEN LIFT BACK N THROUGH THE NORTHERN
WATERS AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REFORM
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. LATE THU NIGHT INTO
FRI, A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS, ACCELERATING
S INTO THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOW
AND WEAKEN SAT AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY SAT NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN WATERS FROM THE W LATE SAT NIGHT. THE
LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SUN WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT
SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
PZZ820-180415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
THU
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. CHANCE OF
RAIN.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
PZZ920-180415-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
SAT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
PZZ825-180415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
THU
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-180415-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT.
TONIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-180415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO NE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-180415-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SAT
E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-180415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-180415-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
SAT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-180415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SUN
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-180415-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-180415-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
732 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
THU
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
THU NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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