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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 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.
PZZ899-022300-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT BEFORE REACHING THE
SOUTHERN WATERS SAT. THE FRONT WILL PASS S OF THE AREA SAT
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TUE
BEFORE A COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS TUE NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL
STRENGTHEN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST SAT INTO SAT NIGHT,
CONTINUE THROUGH SUN NIGHT, THEN WEAKEN MON INTO TUE NIGHT.
PZZ820-022300-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW EARLY, THEN,
BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PZZ920-022300-
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
TODAY
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 12 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ825-022300-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 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 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ925-022300-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
TODAY
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ830-022300-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM
OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ930-022300-
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM
OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
SUN
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
SUN NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
PZZ835-022300-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND
150 NM OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 17 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
PZZ935-022300-
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 16 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
TUE
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
PZZ840-022300-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
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 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
11 TO 18 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
MON
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
MON NIGHT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
TUE
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 5 TO
9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
PZZ940-022300-
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE SUN
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SAT NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT.
MON
N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
TUE
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
TUE NIGHT
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
PZZ945-022300-
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-
235 AM PDT FRI MAY 2 2025
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 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 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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