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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 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.
PZZ899-271630-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE WATERS FROM THE W AND NW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THU AND THU
NIGHT, THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE RIDGE
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERN WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A
STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
WATERS SAT NIGHT, MOVE NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN, THEN
MOVE N OF THE AREA LATE SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. A TRAILING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS SUN AND
SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION MON AND MON
NIGHT.
PZZ820-271630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 20 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 26 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PZZ920-271630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT, BUILDING
TO 14 TO 29 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 TO 28 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
PZZ825-271630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO
10 TO 17 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 16 TO
19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ925-271630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
..GALE WARNING
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
12 TO 19 FT, BUILDING TO 17 TO 26 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W TO SW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 28 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT.
FRI NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING S TO SE 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
PZZ830-271630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
11 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
16 TO 21 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-271630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
13 TO 20 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING S TO SE. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-271630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO
11 TO 18 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO
17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
SUN
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-271630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT.
THU
W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT.
THU NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
SUN
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ840-271630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS EARLY.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
MON
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
PZZ940-271630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
THU
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO
9 TO 15 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
PZZ945-271630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
857 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
THU
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
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