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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 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.
PZZ899-021630-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE N CALIFORNIA WATERS TONIGHT, THEN CROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
FRI INTO FRI NIGHT BEFORE REACHING THE SOUTHERN WATERS SAT. THE
FRONT WILL PASS S OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND A COASTAL TROUGH WILL REDEVELOP FRI
NIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
WEAKEN TUE BEFORE A COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-021630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ920-021630-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-021630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
13 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-021630-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-021630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-021630-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
PZZ835-021630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
15 TO 19 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ935-021630-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-021630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
PZZ940-021630-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ945-021630-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
823 PM PDT THU MAY 1 2025
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
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